Other ineligible individuals must have proposed names of other commissioners, which clearly makes the appointment of the present commission legally questionable. We know from the public statement of late Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, who was not eligible to propose names, that he recommended Awal for the CEC's post. But the committee allowed anyone and everyone to propose names, even their own, which is a clear violation of the law. According to The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Appointment Act, 2022, only political parties and professional bodies are entitled to propose names, from which the Search Committee is to recommend names to the president for appointment to the commission.
