SC to hear plea against appointment of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as CJI
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court will hear a plea on Wednesday challenging the appointment of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI), reports said.
The petitioners have objected to Justice Gogoi’s elevation on the basis of his participation in the 12 January press conference by four senior judges of the Apex Court expressing concern in respect of some of the actions of present CJI Dipak Misra.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud asked petitioner advocate R P Luthra to file the mentioning memo before the court master.
In their plea, Luthra along with petitioner advocate Satyaveer Sharma said they are seeking adjudication of the question of law for which they are relying on the contents of the press conference of January 12, called by four senior judges (Justices Chelameswar (since retd), Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph) of the apex court.
The petitioners have stated that “this act of the four senior-most judges of the court was no less than a sabotage to the judicial system of the country. They tried to arouse public furore in the country in the names of certain internal differences in this court”.
The petitioners believe that Justice Gogoi was guilty of having committed judicial impropriety and misconduct and therefore should not be rewarded with an elevation to the prestigious post of CJI.
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