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Tag: Election Commission

EC controversy: N.Ram’s reply to CEC

On February 12, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Today’s Hindu carries the CEC’s response to the Hindu’s coverage of the controversy over his recommendation to remove EC, Navin Chawla, and the Hindu’s editor-in-chief N.Ram’s reply to him point-wise. The exchange brings to the …

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Navin Chawla’s volte face

On February 6, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

By Guest Blogger: Manoj Mitta In the controversy over whether the Chief Election Commissioner was empowered to make a suo motu recommendation against an Election Commissioner, one interesting background detail that has gone unnoticed is …

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Bipartisan and non-partisan appointments for democratic institutions

On February 4, 2009 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

Whatever might be the implications for the individuals involved in the current controversy over the Election Commission, the CEC’s second letter to the President raises a very important point. Under the current scheme of things …

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CEC Recommendations: A Constitutional Analysis

On February 4, 2009 By Vivek Reddy In Uncategorized

The recommendation of the CEC to the President has created a constitutional crisis. The Law Minister’s statement that the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) cannot suo motu recommend the removal of the Election Commissioner (EC) is …

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EC’s removal: Relevance of SC’s August 7, 2007 order

On February 4, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

In the update to my previous post, I cast doubts on the correctness of the Supreme Court’s August 7, 2007 order, in view of a vague sentence appearing immediately after the Bench sums up Ram …

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The EC imbroglio: Two commentaries

On February 3, 2009 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Ramaswamy R. Iyer has a clear and compellingly written op-ed in today’s Indian Express where he seeks to take on some of the views that have been articulated about this continuing controversy. Iyer first argues …

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EC’s removal: Search for clarity

On February 2, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

The controversy over the CEC’s recommendation to remove the Election Commissioner, Navin Chawla is raging, even though the documents, crucial to determine the correctness of the recommendation, are still out of the public domain. The …

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CEC’s recommendation to remove Election Commissioner, Navin Chawla

On January 31, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

N.Ram’s scoop in The Hindu today has stirred up an interesting controversy,(and perhaps agonising as well, in view of its timing) and is likely to dominate public discourse in the coming days. The purpose of …

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