24 Sep 2026
Neta·ResumeRahul 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.
Education: PhD and Master's in International Economics, Graduate Institute, Geneva; Executive Master's in International Business, IIFT New Delhi; B.E. Mechanical, University of Roorkee (1987) - per ECI profile
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The Law Ministry set up a search committee headed by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal with the Finance and DoPT Secretaries on 17 January 2025 to shortlist five officers for CEC, the first CEC selection under the Act. Previously the senior-most EC was usually elevated.
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