Constitutional Institutions Must Remain Autonomous to Ensure Democracy's Integrity

Justice Nagarathna, the future Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, has commented on the autonomy and discretion of the Election Commission, saying that the independence of constitutional institutions such as the Election Commission and the Comptroller and Auditor General is essential for democracy. The impartiality of these institutions can be affected by political influence. Their political influence or lack of pressure maintains the impartiality and transparency of democracy. In addition to these institutions, the role and political impartiality of other regulatory institutions such as the Finance Commission is also very important for democracy. In the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Memorial Lecture at the Chanakya National Law University ceremony in Patna, the framers of the Constitution kept these institutions autonomous and free from political influence after much thought and debate. Justice Nagarathna has said that under the rights given in Article 324 of the provisions relating to the Election Commission, not only elections are held, but the fairness of elections is enhanced. Elections are not only a political event that happens from time to time. It is the smooth transition of power of our political system. This is well proven by the government.