New Delhi/IBNS, Aug. 1 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Centre over the exclusion of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from the three-member committee responsible for appointing the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners, according to media reports.

The selection committee currently comprises the Prime Minister, a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister, and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

Supreme Court questions fairness of selection process

Hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the law governing the appointment of the CEC and Election Commissioners, a bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma asked whether the process ...