LANDMARK CASE

Anoop Baranwal v. Union of India

(2023) 6 SCC 161 · Supreme Court of India · Election law

At a glance

Citation: (2023) 6 SCC 161
Court: Supreme Court of India
Area of law: Election law
In one line: Until Parliament legislates, a committee of the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition and Chief Justice was to select them.

1 Facts

Appointments of Election Commissioners were made by the executive alone.

2 Issue

How should Election Commissioners be appointed?

3 What the court decided

Until Parliament legislates, a committee of the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition and Chief Justice was to select them.

4 Why it matters

Parliament later passed a law changing the committee.

5 Think about it

Why does independence matter?

6 Analyse it yourself

Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.

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