Supreme Court declines plea to publish Rahul Gandhi dissent on CIC appointments Bench says reasons for opposition leader views cannot be probed in case focused on vacancies and adds any illegal appointment must be challenged separatelyOur BureauThe Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to direct the Centre to make public Rahul Gandhi’s dissent notes on the appointments of the central information commissioner and eight other information commissioners. ADVERTISEMENTLeader of the Opposition Rahul, a member of the selection committee, had submitted a dissent note after a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah on some of the CIC appointments in December. Bhushan on Tuesday argued people had a right to know the reasons behind the Opposition leader’s dissent. However, the bench declined the plea, saying the court could not be expected to assume that the government would appoint “unqualified” people. The CJI said appointments running afoul of the RTI Act should be challenged separately, as the current petition’s remit was the vacancies in the CIC and the SICs.

Source: The Telegraph February 11, 2026 01:09 UTC