Supreme Court refers EC appointment law to larger bench after judges split

The Supreme Court has referred the law governing the appointment of Election Commissioners to a larger bench after a split verdict among the presiding judges prevented a conclusive ruling on the matter.

The division of opinion means the existing legal framework surrounding how Election Commissioners are selected will remain under scrutiny until a larger bench can examine and adjudicate the constitutional questions involved.

The referral signals that the court considers the issues at stake significant enough to warrant a wider judicial examination. A larger bench will now be constituted to deliver a definitive ruling on the appointment process, which has been a subject of legal and political debate.