Government Official Can t Be State Election Commissioner : Supreme Court Rebukes Goa
The court ruled that henceforth all states should appoint an independent election commissioner while hearing a case relating to municipal polls in Goa.Â
Supreme Court of India. Photo: PTI
Law12/Mar/2021
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that state government officials cannot be made state election commissioners to ensure that the independence of the poll body is not compromised while issuing orders in a case relating to municipal polls in Goa.
“All states and territories in India shall henceforth ensure that it has an Independent State Election Commissioner as mandated under Article 243(4) of Constitution,”
It was a court case regarding uneven reservation of wards in the civic polls of Goa. Going to the root cause of it, the Supreme Court has delivered a historic judgement for the whole country - no government officer can hold the constitutional post of the State Election Commissioner. All should step down immediately.