Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami recommends removal of Election Commissioner Navin Chawla

The Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami has recommended to the government removal of the other Election Commissioner Navin Chawla.

It may be noted that Gopalaswami is going to retire in 3 months on April 20. the recommendation is based on a petition by the BJP which had complained against the “partisan” functioning of Chawla.

Meanwhile Navin Chawla has ruled out his resignation despite Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami recommending his removal on Saturday.

History of case

• In 2006, leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha L K Advani and 204 MPs had submitted a petition to then President APJ Abdul Kalam seeking the removal of Chawla as Election Commissioner on the ground of alleged partisanship. The main opposition party also took the matter to the Supreme Court.
• Gopalaswami in his affidavit to the apex court had claimed that the CEC had suo motu power to recommend the removal of an Election Commissioner. Following which the BJP withdrew its petition in the apex court and again took up the issue with the CEC.
• Government had maintained in the Supreme Court that the CEC had no suo motu power power to remove an Election Commissioner.

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