6 May 2026
Courts
Datta-Sharma bench begins hearing challenge; refuses Centre's adjournmentDocumentNot yet checked
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The Union told the court the Constitution does not require a judicial member on the selection committee, that elections were never compromised under seven decades of executive appointments, that the link between executive appointment and loss of independence is speculative, and that the petitions should be dismissed. Attorney General Venkataramani later argued the Baranwal directions were interim Article 142 measures.
TNIE reports the submission was made 'on Friday' (15 May 2026), but the judgment lists 14 May as a hearing day; month precision used. The counter-affidavit was not opened.