EC to have more power despite oppossition from states

EC to have more power despite oppossition from states
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

NEW DELHI, SEPT 21: The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it had agreed to give the Election commission complete administrative control over the election staff on deputation for election duty, despite majority of states opposing it.

A three-judge bench comprising Justice S P Bharucha, Justice Y K Sabharwal and Justice Ruma Pal disposed the writ petition filed by EC in terms of the agreement reached between the Centre and the Commission.

Attorney General Soli Sorabjee with advocate Rajiv Nanda submitted that a meeting of the advocates general of all states was called and except for five states Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tripura and Mizoram -- which agreed in toto with the agreement reached between the Centre and EC -- other states had some reservation.