Don’t presume PM will act in bad faith in EC appointments: Centre to SCThe Centre defended the 2023 law governing appointments of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, telling the Supreme Court it was wrong to presume the Prime Minister-led selection panel would act in bad faith. Justice Datta also remarked that the issue was not about distrusting the prime minister. “We would trust the prime minister. Under the 2023 Act, the selection committee consists of the prime minister, a Union minister nominated by the prime minister and the leader of opposition (LoP) or leader of the largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha. The apex court also refused to stay the appointment of new election commissioners under the 2023 law.