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SC slams delay on CEC EC law calling it tyranny of the elected
India
Published on 7 May 2026
Parliament’s inaction forced the court to act first
The Supreme Court, led by a two-judge bench, criticized Parliament for failing to enact a law on appointing the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners even after a 2023 court direction. The bench described the delay as the “tyranny of the elected,” highlighting how electoral governance rules remain unsettled due to legislative non-action.
- SC calls Parliament’s delay a “tyranny of the elected”
- Law for appointing CEC and ECs remained unmade for years
- Court had directed Parliament to legislate in 2023
- Judges questioned the impact of legislative inaction
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