Petitioner challenging CEC, ECI appointments law moves curative plea in Supreme Court

The lead petitioner who challenged the Election Commissioners’ appointment law has filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 29, 2026) to recall the September 23 split verdict in the case, citing “reasonable apprehension of bias” while alleging that the son of one of the presiding judges, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, serves as standing counsel for the Election Commission of India.

The judgment saw Justice Dipankar Datta, the lead judge on the Division Bench, decline a reference of the case to a five-judge Constitution Bench. Justice Sharma, on the other hand, held that the petitions ought to be heard by a Constitution Bench. Ultimately, the Bench passed an order sending the case back to the Chief Justice of India to consider forming a five-judge Bench to hear the case.