The Election Commissioners will be appointed by the President
of India on the advice of the Prime Minister, leader of the Opposition in
Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India, a constitution bench of the Supreme
Court said on Thursday.
Justice KM Joseph, while reading the judgment, said
that this will be followed until the Parliament comes up with a law in this
regard.
"Any process that seeks to improve the election
process before this Court must be considered," the bench comprising
Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT
Ravikumar said.
According to a report by LiveLaw,
the bench said EC is bound to act fairly and legally and it must abide by the
provisions of the Constitution and the directions of the Court.
"Democracy is inexplicably intertwined with power
to the people...Democracy facilitates the peaceful revolution in the hands of a
common man if held in a free and fair manner," it said.
In the order, the apex court also expressed its regret
over the impartiality of the media.
"A large section of the media has abdicated its
role and become partisan," LiveLaw quoted
the judgement.
Moreover, Rastogi said that the process of removal of
the ECs must be the same as that of the chief election commissioner.