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Which of the following bills was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by the Ministry of Law and Justice on 10 August 2023?
The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023
The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2023
The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023
The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 10 August 2023 by the Minister of Law and Justice. It regulates the appointment, salary, and removal process for the Election Commissioners, superseding the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991.
The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 10 August 2023 by the Minister of Law and Justice. It regulates the appointment, salary, and removal process for the Election Commissioners, superseding the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991.
Article 324 of the Indian Constitution empowers the President to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, subject to any law made in that behalf by Parliament.
The Bill establishes a Selection Committee consisting of the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and a Union Cabinet Minister.
It grants the Election Commissioners the status equivalent to that of a Secretary to the Government of India.
The Act was passed by Parliament and received Presidential assent on 28 December 2023.
The Bill was introduced to align the appointment process following the Supreme Court judgment in Anoop Baranwal v. Union of India (2023), which had suggested a committee including the Chief Justice of India.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 (Option B) was introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs to replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 (Option C) was introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2023 (Option D) was introduced to remove redundant and obsolete laws from the statute books.
A is correct тАФ The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Bill was introduced by the Law Ministry in the Rajya Sabha on 10 August 2023.
When studying parliamentary bills, always cross-reference the Ministry introducing the bill; Home Affairs covers criminal laws, while Law and Justice covers judicial and constitutional appointment procedures.