Under the amended Act, the CEC and Election Commissioners were brought at par in all respects—they all now have terms of six years or upto the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier, and they are all given the same salaries and allowances and other perquisites as a judge of the Supreme Court. Further, they have equal powers in decision-making and wherever unanimity cannot be reached in deciding a particular matter, the opinion of the majority prevails.
