{"id":30828,"date":"2026-09-30T22:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T22:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30828"},"modified":"2026-09-30T22:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T22:35:18","slug":"citing-sc-judge-son-curative-plea-against-verdict-on-cec-ecs-appointment-law-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30828","title":{"rendered":"Citing SC judge son, curative plea against verdict on CEC &#038; ECs appointment law | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134605320,imgsize-83660,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/plea-in-sc-seeks-prosecution-of-cec-gyanesh-kumar-over-alleged-unilateral-decisions-in-eci.jpg\" alt=\"Citing SC judge son, curative plea against verdict on CEC &amp; ECs appointment law\" title=\"The plea, filed by Jaya Thakur, said Justice Sharma's son Siddharth Sharma was standing counsel of the EC before Madhya Pradesh HC. It alleged that the judge's presence on the bench raised an apprehension of bias.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The plea, filed by Jaya Thakur, said Justice Sharma's son Siddharth Sharma was standing counsel of the EC before Madhya Pradesh HC. It alleged that the judge's presence on the bench raised an apprehension of bias.\">The plea, filed by Jaya Thakur, said Justice Sharma&#8217;s son Siddharth Sharma was standing counsel of the EC before Madhya Pradesh HC. It alleged that the judge&#8217;s presence on the bench raised an apprehension of bias.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: A curative plea has been filed in Supreme Court against a verdict on the law on appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and ECs, citing &#8220;reasonable apprehension of bias and propriety&#8221; on the part of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma.DELHI<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The plea, filed by Jaya Thakur, said Justice Sharma&#8217;s son Siddharth Sharma was standing counsel of the EC before Madhya Pradesh HC. It alleged that the judge&#8217;s presence on the bench raised an apprehension of bias.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>A two-judge bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sharma gave a split verdict on whether validity of the law should be referred to a constitution bench, but agreed to refer the case to a larger bench for the sake of early adjudication of the issue.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Validity of several provisions of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, has been challenged on the ground that the law gave the executive &#8220;overwhelming&#8221; power to appoint its nominee. The selection panel, comprising the PM, a cabinet minister and the LoP, gave the govt a 2:1 majority.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>While Justice Datta pointed out flaws in the law and said its validity could be examined by a division bench, Justice Sharma held that the issue had to be decided by a constitution bench.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The petition said &#8220;a mere ground of appearance of bias and not actual bias is enough to vitiate the order&#8221; and argued that the judgment dated Sept 23 was vitiated due to Justice Sharma&#8217;s presence.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/citing-sc-judge-son-curative-plea-against-verdict-on-cec-ecs-appointment-law\/articleshow\/134605318.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plea, filed by Jaya Thakur, said Justice Sharma&#8217;s son Siddharth Sharma was standing counsel of the EC before Madhya Pradesh HC. 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