Supreme Court bench divided over larger-bench review of poll appointments
India’s Supreme Court bench gave differing views on whether a challenge concerning appointments to the country’s poll body should be referred to a larger bench. Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma reached divergent positions after hearing the matter for five days, NDTV reports.
A two-judge bench of India’s Supreme Court has taken divergent views on whether a matter concerning poll-body appointments should be referred to a larger bench, NDTV reports. The bench comprised Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma. The judges reached different positions after hearing the matter for five days.
The disagreement concerns the next step in the case: whether it should be considered by a larger panel of judges. The supplied material does not identify the legal arguments or the specific appointments under challenge. It also does not state whether the court issued a final order, adjourned the matter or set a date for further proceedings.
The available report therefore establishes the split within the bench, but provides no decision on the broader legal challenge or on what will happen next.
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