Removing a CEC under Article 324(5): what Keralam's Assembly resolution can do

Prelims pointers

• Article 324(5): a CEC is removed only like a Supreme Court judge; his service conditions cannot be varied to his disadvantage; other Election Commissioners, only on his recommendation.
• Article 124(4), on removal of Supreme Court judges: an address by each House, by a majority of total membership and two-thirds present and voting, for proved misbehaviour or incapacity.
• Article 169: Parliament may create or abolish a State's Legislative Council if its Assembly so resolves by a majority of total membership and two-thirds present and voting.
• Article 252: if two or more State Legislatures so resolve, Parliament may legislate on a State List matter for them; only Parliament can then amend or repeal that law.
• Proviso to Article 368(2): amendments to the Seventh Schedule's Lists, States' representation in Parliament or the President's election need ratification by half of the States.
• Anoop Baranwal v Union of India (2023): a Constitution Bench put the CJI on the panel until Parliament legislated; the 2023 Act replaced the CJI with a Cabinet Minister.
• Articles 325 and 326: one general electoral roll per constituency, none excluded for religion, race, caste or sex alone; elections on adult suffrage at 18.
• Representation of the People Act, 1950 governs electoral rolls; the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960 under it set out Form 6 (inclusion), Form 7 (objection) and Form 8 (correction).