SC dismisses PIL difficult appointment of Arun Goel as election commissioner

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public curiosity litigation (PIL) of NGO ‘Association for Democratic Reforms difficult the appointment of Arun Goel as Election Commissioner. 

A bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna mentioned a Constitution bench had perused the file on the appointment of Goel however kept away from quashing his appointment and the problem can not now be re-examined.

“We find the Constitution bench did not pass any order on the appointment. We are not inclined to issue notice, accordingly, the matter is dismissed,” the bench mentioned.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta showing for the federal government mentioned that the structure bench might have quashed the appointment but it surely didn’t.

Advocate Prashant Bhushan showing for the NGO submitted that the appointment was finished arbitrarily and the entire course of was mala fide. 

He mentioned the choice course of adopted by the federal government was questionable. 

The plea mentioned that there have been 160 officers who belonged to the 1985 batch and a few of them have been youthful than Goel. 

However, with none clarification as to why the officers have been youthful in age than Goel and who would have a full tenure of six years as mandated by Section 4 of the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991 weren’t empanelled, the federal government appointed Goel as Election Commissioner, it added. 

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