TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ The four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, who had virtually revolted against the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, have been alloted important cases in the new roster made public on Thursday by the apex court.
The notification, which was issued under the order of CJI and made public on the official website of the apex court, gave the description of matters that would be dealt by justices Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, M B Lokur and Kurian Joseph.
At a press conference held at Justice Chelameswar’s residence on January 12, the four seniormost judges had raised a litany of problems, including assigning of cases in the apex court, and said there were certain issues afflicting the country’s highest court.
Chief Justice Misra has kept to himself the public interest litigation (PIL) cases under the roster system that will come into effect from February 5. Previously, the cases in the apex court were assigned by the CJI in his capacity as master of the roster.
The CJI also allocated to the bench headed by him the petitions based on letters, election cases and matters pertaining to contempt of court and constitutional functionaries.
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