Disputes between Supreme Court judges resolved: Attorney General
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): The Attorney General of India, K K Venugopal, on Monday, said the disputes between the senior judges of the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of India has been resolved, media reports said.
According to the AG, the rift has been resolved at a customary meeting at 10.45 a.m..
After turning rebel against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra in the last weekend, four senior judges of the Supreme Court resumed their work on Monday
In an unprecedented press meet, the four senior most judges of the SC- Justices Jasti Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph- revolted against the CJI on Friday alleging that the administration of the country's highest court was not in order.
Alleging that that the CJI had been assigning cases of far reaching consequences to preferred judges, the quartet said democracy in the country would not survive unless the institution was preserved.
The judges said they had approached Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra with a complaint letter but failed to convince him.
Questions were raised against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah's acquittal in Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.
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