13 Mar 2024
Courts
Petitioners seek urgent stay after vacancies; court lists it for 15 MarchDocumentNot yet checked
Neta·ResumeNo profile: this page lists the 4 entries that name Jaya Thakur.
A group of connected petitions led by Dr Jaya Thakur challenge Sections 6, 7 and 8 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, arguing it dilutes the Supreme Court's Anoop Baranwal judgment by giving the executive a majority on the selection committee. The case has moved through repeated listings, adjournments and a recusal since January 2024 without a final hearing on merits. On 23 September 2026 a split opinion sent the question of whether it needs a larger bench to the Chief Justice, who is being asked to consider constituting a Constitution Bench.
Cross-reference entry only, per the courts brief: this case's full timeline of orders and statements is already recorded in selection-law.json and not repeated here. Relevant existing ids: selection-law-thakur-petition-filed (2024-01-02), selection-law-sc-notice-no-stay-jan-2024 (2024-01-12), selection-law-stay-applications-march-2024 (2024-03-13), selection-law-sc-refuses-stay-march-2024 (2024-03-21), selection-law-union-reply-march-2024 (2024-03-21), selection-law-cji-khanna-recuses (2024-12-03), selection-law-sc-hearing-jan-2025 (2025-01-08), selection-law-sc-feb-12-2025 (2025-02-12), selection-law-sc-defers-feb-2025 (2025-02-19), selection-law-sc-listings-2025 (2025-03-19), selection-law-section-16-notice (2026-01), selection-law-cji-surya-kant-recuses (2026-03-20), selection-law-union-defends-act-2026 (2026-05), selection-law-hearing-may-2026 (2026-05-06), selection-law-court-on-ec-speed-may-2026 (2026-05-07), selection-law-reference-reserved (2026-07-30), selection-law-section-16-pil-sep-2026 (2026-09), selection-law-datta-perception-test (2026-09-23), selection-law-split-verdict-reference (2026-09-23). Also related, in selection-law.json: the underlying selection-law-anoop-baranwal-judgment (2023-03-02) that this Act responds to, and the earlier selection-law-adr-goel-plea-dismissed (2023-08-04) case about the pre-Act appointment process (also touched in commissioners.json).