On 12 January 2018 four senior Supreme Court judges said publicly that the Court's administration was not in order and that important cases were assigned selec…
Justice Chelameswar's bench ordered a five-judge hearing in a medical-college petition. A bench led by the Chief Justice set it aside the next day, saying the Chief Just…
Justices Chelameswar, Gogoi, Lokur and Joseph released a letter to Chief Justice Misra saying important cases were assigned selectively to benches of his preference.
A Bar Council delegation met judges on 14 January. On 15 January officials said the matter was settled. The judges did not say their concerns had been met.
Benches headed by the twelve senior-most judges were assigned defined subjects. The Chief Justice kept letter petitions and public interest litigation.
A bench of the Chief Justice and Justices Khanwilkar and Chandrachud found no merit and held the material indicated natural causes.
Seven Opposition parties led by the Congress submitted a notice with 64 valid signatures. Its charges were allegations, never tested.
Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu said it found virtually no concrete verifiable imputation. It was a procedural decision, not a finding on the merits.
A bench of Justices Sikri and Ashok Bhushan held that the Chief Justice alone, not a collegium, allocates cases.
Chelameswar retired in June, Joseph in November and Lokur in December 2018. Gogoi was Chief Justice until 17 November 2019.
Former Justices Kurian Joseph and Madan Lokur publicly criticised the nomination. These were opinions, not legal findings.
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