印度首席大法官因利益冲突而拒绝挑战选举专员任命的法律. India's Chief Justice recuses himself from case challenging law altering election commissioner appointments, citing conflict of interest.

印度首席大法官苏里亚·康特拒绝听取2023年法律的上诉, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has recused himself from hearing petitions challenging the 2023 law that removed the CJI from the panel appointing the Chief Election Commissioner and other election commissioners. 他指出, 案件应该由一个没有成员成为首席大法官的专家来审理, 以免出现偏见. He cited a potential conflict of interest, noting that the case should be heard by a bench where no member is next in line to become CJI, to avoid even the appearance of bias. 法律取代了最高法院授权的委员会,包括首席大法官. The law replaced a Supreme Court-mandated committee—including the CJI—with one comprising the Prime Minister, a Union Minister nominated by the PM, and the Leader of the Opposition. 选举委员会独立性受到法律影响的案件将于4月7日由新成立的法庭审理. The case, which questions the law’s impact on the Election Commission’s independence, will be heard on April 7 by a newly constituted bench.