The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea against appointing Justice DY Chandrachud as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) [Mursalin Asijit Shaikh v. Union of India]. .A bench of CJI UU Lalit and Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi said that the petition was completely misconceived. "We see no reason to entertain this petition. The entire plea is completely misconceived. Thus dismissed," the Court ordered. .The matter came to be listed at 12.45 pm today after it was mentioned for urgent listing before CJI Lalit. .The plea filed by lawyer Mursalin Asijit Shaikh had alleged that Justice Chandrachud had "on twelve occasions acted in wilful disregard and deliberate defiance of binding precedents of larger benches of the Supreme Court and denied justice to deserving litigants".The plea also alleged that Justice Chandrachud took up a case related to his son's client and passed an ex-parte order without issuing notice to the respondents including the State government.The second issue had already been highlighted by one RK Pathan by way of a complaint to the CJI and the President of India, the plea pointed out. .The plea besides seeking action of contempt of court and other criminal action against the Justice Chandrachud, also prayed for a direction to the Central government to refrain from appointing him as the CJI.The apex court, however, made it clear that judicial orders passed by a judge cannot be grounds to challenge his appointment. "You cannot argue or make such points here," Justice Bhat said.The bench, therefore, dismissed the plea..[Read a full account of the hearing below].Advocates Anand S Jondhale, Vijay Pal, Amit Kumar Chawla, Mahinder V Kawchale, Jay Shree Gore, Mahendra Kumar, Lekh Raj Rehalia, Shwet Kumar, Vimal Johnson Kerketta, and Kajal Kumari represented the petitioner. Shaikh also represented himself in-person.[Read order]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea against appointing Justice DY Chandrachud as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) [Mursalin Asijit Shaikh v. Union of India]. .A bench of CJI UU Lalit and Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi said that the petition was completely misconceived. "We see no reason to entertain this petition. The entire plea is completely misconceived. Thus dismissed," the Court ordered. .The matter came to be listed at 12.45 pm today after it was mentioned for urgent listing before CJI Lalit. .The plea filed by lawyer Mursalin Asijit Shaikh had alleged that Justice Chandrachud had "on twelve occasions acted in wilful disregard and deliberate defiance of binding precedents of larger benches of the Supreme Court and denied justice to deserving litigants".The plea also alleged that Justice Chandrachud took up a case related to his son's client and passed an ex-parte order without issuing notice to the respondents including the State government.The second issue had already been highlighted by one RK Pathan by way of a complaint to the CJI and the President of India, the plea pointed out. .The plea besides seeking action of contempt of court and other criminal action against the Justice Chandrachud, also prayed for a direction to the Central government to refrain from appointing him as the CJI.The apex court, however, made it clear that judicial orders passed by a judge cannot be grounds to challenge his appointment. "You cannot argue or make such points here," Justice Bhat said.The bench, therefore, dismissed the plea..[Read a full account of the hearing below].Advocates Anand S Jondhale, Vijay Pal, Amit Kumar Chawla, Mahinder V Kawchale, Jay Shree Gore, Mahendra Kumar, Lekh Raj Rehalia, Shwet Kumar, Vimal Johnson Kerketta, and Kajal Kumari represented the petitioner. Shaikh also represented himself in-person.[Read order]
