Discuss the role of the Supreme Court of India in strengthening the hands of the Election Commission in the discharge of its constitutional responsibility of conducting free and fair elections in the country.

Giving it varied powers to conduct free and fair elections. SC in Maninder Singh Gill case held that alleged election commission of India has already powers for conducting elections. Ensuring absolute neutrality of CEC. If SC in TN Seshan case upheld the independence of EC. However, there are certain shortcomings that still exist: The ruling of trosp parawal has been overruled by introduction of a skill recently to remove CJT from the panel. Even the private of CJI. Doesn't have powers to enforce model code of conduct. NamoTV was launched before elections. It cannot prevent criminalisation of politics in India (currently 43%). State funding of elections (through Government committee) strengthening ECT by giving it powers of enforcement of odds. Creating cadre of election commissioner to ensure free and fair elections. Free and fair elections are bedrock of Indian democracy and for it position of ECI must be strengthened.