The Supreme Court has referred the challenge to the law on appointing the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs) to a larger Constitution Bench. The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 is questioned over its selection process. Its committee comprises the Prime Minister, a Union Cabinet Minister and the Leader of Opposition, giving the government a 2:1 majority. It replaced the Court's earlier arrangement of the PM, Chief Justice of India and Leader of Opposition. The two-judge bench split on referral but later agreed. The matter has been pending since 2015.