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 ↗
Told that the March 2024 shortlist was finalised and the two ECs selected on the same day, the bench remarked that it wished such speed were shown in appointing judges, especially High Court judges. It declined to accept, without proof, the allegation that the timing was meant to pre-empt the court.
TOI dates the appointments to '2023'; they were made in March 2024.
Education: B.Tech Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur; Business Finance, ICFAI; Environmental Economics, HIID, Harvard University - per ECI profile
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