6 May 2026
Courts
Datta-Sharma bench begins hearing challenge; refuses Centre's adjournmentDocumentNot yet checked
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A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma began hearing the petitions on 6 May 2026 and refused the Solicitor General's request to adjourn. Petitioners argued Sections 7 and 8 give the executive a decisive say, and on 7 May that the Act is worse than the pre-2023 position because it builds in an executive majority.
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