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
The source lists these without dates. They appear in the source's order.
Justice Surya Kant moved the hearing to 19 February 2025, a day after Rajiv Kumar's retirement, and told Prashant Bhushan the 'consequences' of the court's decision would follow even if appointments were made in the interim. On 3 February the bench had said it would try to hear and decide the case on 12 February.