SC agrees to early listing of plea challenging ECI decision-making process

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to an early listing of a plea challenging the manner in which the Election Commission of India (ECI) is functioning, with allegations that powers vested in the multi-member constitutional body are being exercised without adhering to the legally mandated collective decision-making process.Senior advocate Vikas Singh mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, arguing that the statutory framework requires decisions of the multi-member Commission to be taken unanimously or by majority.The plea comes amid controversy over ECINet, the ECI’s…