A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said there were no grounds to quash the appointments of Chaudhary and Bhasin.
With the superannuation of Justice Chelameswar, Justice A K Sikri, who is number six in seniority at the moment, will become part of the five-member collegium
It is the custom in the top court that a retiring judge, on his last day, is given the honour of sitting with the CJI in the majestic Court no 1.
Justice Chelameswar had recently courted controversy by holding a press conference along with other three senior most judges in which litany of allegations...
"Someone running a relentless tirade against me that I am up to grab something. This country will follow its own course but I'm sorry and I can't deal with...
Joseph said two “watchdogs” of democracy – the judiciary and the media -- must act with utmost force when the "democracy is in danger".
"Here was a need for a solution to clear the backlog of cases in the higher judiciary. This problem was real"
