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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On 12 March 2024 Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury asked the Legislative Department for details of the shortlisted names. On 13 March he was sent a list of more than 200 eligible persons; the search committee had not yet shortlisted anyone and could not finalise a list at its meeting that day.
The court order says 'more than 200'; Chowdhury told IE the list had 212 names and was delivered at night.
The Union's reply was filed against a duplicate of this entry that has since been merged into it. The record documents Chowdhury's 12 March request for profiles and the Supreme Court's 21 March order, which refused a stay and commented on the selection procedure.
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