25 Sep 2026
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Rahul Gandhi dissented: Asked that the decision wait for the Supreme Court hearing two days later, objected to the Chief Justice's removal from the panel in a dissent note, and did not take part in further proceedings. He published the note the next day.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury dissented: Recorded dissent on procedure: 212 names sent the night before and a six-name shortlist eight to ten minutes before the meeting. He said he had nothing against the two appointees. source ↗ response ↗
Education: B.Tech Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur; Business Finance, ICFAI; Environmental Economics, HIID, Harvard University - per ECI profile
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Sandhu recorded that CEOs, DEOs and EROs said they lacked proper and complete access to ERONet, that their powers had been curtailed by centralised control at DG (IT) level, and that the DG (IT) had no legal authority to restrict them. He directed full access immediately and asked the DG (IT) to certify it from all CEOs.
Internal note seen by The Indian Express. Khanna did not answer the newspaper's questionnaire. Whether the certification was given is not known.