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The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of Section 16 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023. The provision grants lifelong immunity to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners from civil and criminal proceedings for acts performed in the discharge of their official duties. The plea argues that the blanket immunity deprives citizens of civil and criminal remedies against the CEC and Election Commissioners. The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, has sought responses from the Centre and the ECI on the plea.
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