New Delhi: Justice J. Chelameswar, the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, on Thursday refused to hear a case filed by former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan questioning the authority of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) as master of the roster, saying “why should I, let this country decide its[Read More…]
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Allocation of cases should be transparent, not arbitrary: Justice Chelameswar
New Delhi: Justice J. Chelameswar, the senior-most Supreme Court judge after the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, on Saturday, said the allocation of important and sensitive cases to different benches should be done transparently and not in an arbitrary manner. “We are not questioning his (Chief Justice of India) authority[Read More…]
SC wasn’t envisaged as superintendent court: Justice Chelameswar
New Delhi: Days after he led a revolt against Chief Justice Dipak Misra over the functioning of the Supreme Court and “arbitrary allocation” of cases, Justice J. Chelameswar on Monday said the apex court is not supposed to be a superintendent court as per the Constitution but has become one in[Read More…]
Senior Supreme Court Judge miffed with CJI-led collegium
In a shocking revelation, Justice J Chelameswar has ripped into the Chief Justice of India headed collegium and has called it, “most opaque.” A letter written by the fifth most senior judge has called for recording the minutes of confidential meetings held to discuss appointments and transfers of judges. As reported[Read More…]