New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- The Supreme Court orally observed earlier this week that the extent of legal protection India's Chief Election Commissioner and the other election commissioners get under Section 16 of the 2023 Act is greater that what is accorded to judges of constitutional courts.

The comment was made during a hearing on petitions filed against the alleged unilateral decisions taken by CEC Gyanesh Kumar in relation to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Live Law reported.

The comments come at a time when the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party and other Opposition parties are alleging malpractice by the CEC. A protest was planned in this regard at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Saturday, but a number of top CJP leaders...