The Chief Justice of India will decide on a plea to recall the split verdict in the CEC appointments law case. Here is the background.

The law sets how the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners are picked. It replaced an earlier court-ordered panel.

A split verdict means the judges disagreed with each other. The ruling therefore settled nothing finally.

Split verdicts usually go to a larger bench. A bigger panel of judges then gives the binding answer.

The opposition says the law weakens the Election Commission's independence. It wants the old selection panel restored.

The government says Parliament can frame the appointment process. It calls the law constitutional.

The case affects how India runs its elections. The poll body's independence is at the heart of the fight.

If the CJI agrees to hear the recall plea, the whole debate could reopen. The listing decision comes first.

The Election Commission oversees polls for 900 million voters. Its credibility shapes Indian democracy.