If the present Lok Sabha completes its five-year term, Chawla would be the CEC in charge of conducting the next general elections.
Chawla, who was to retire in June this year, will get a five-year tenure as election commissioner.
A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhan and V S Sirpurkar also agreed to consider the plea of Additional Solicitor General Gopala Subramanium whether the matter should be referred to the five-judge Constitution bench or not.
Members of the Election Commission are like Caesar's wife, beyond suspicion, he said.
Chief Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla has taken strong exception to the withdrawal of cases against Karnataka ministers and mining magnates Reddy brothers.
The Election Commission on Saturday expressed concern over the registered political parties which do not contest polls but said it has no power to de-register them.
Chief Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla has taken strong exception to the withdrawal of cases against Reddy brothers in Karnataka.
In the backdrop of allegations by certain political parties that the Electronic Voting Machines could be hacked, the Election Commission on Thursday said EVMs were and are tamper proof.
The Election Commission today said that Electronic Voting Machines cannot be tampered with, as alleged by some political parties, including the main Opposition party in Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK, and its ally, PMK.
With bilateral air traffic talks slated in the first quarter of next year, Qatar Airways is looking at new destinations in India and increasing frequencies to the five cities it already operates from.
Justice Naveen Chawla disapproved of Kamra's behaviour on the flight and said it 'cannot be permitted on an airline'.
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