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The Umpire's Appointment Is a Settled Question: The Court Must Apply Anoop Baranwal, Not Reopen It

The split verdict came on September 23, 2026. According to Justice Datta, the government's request to refer the case to a larger bench came up only during the Attorney General's oral arguments, two years into the litigation and was not in its written affidavit. An opinion piece in The Indian Express on September 26 by Faizan Mustafa and Madhav Anand argued that Justice Datta's reasoning was correct.