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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A search committee headed by the Law Minister with two Secretary-rank members prepares a panel of five. Only serving or retired Secretary-rank officers 'of integrity' with election experience are eligible. The selection committee regulates its own procedure 'in a transparent manner' and may pick someone not on the panel.
PRS analysed the bill as introduced. In the Act as passed, pay was changed from the Cabinet Secretary's to a Supreme Court judge's (Section 10); the panel (Section 7) and the Secretary-rank eligibility rule (Section 5) were not changed.
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