Mutiny in SC ranks: 4 judges go to people's court against CJI Dipak Misra

Questions raised on 'selective' case allocation and certain judicial orders

Discontent simmering for some time came out in the open on Friday when four of the most senior judges of the Supreme Court held a press conference and assailed the functioning of the Chief Justice of India (CJI), Dipak Misra.

The main allegations related to the opaque workings of the collegium, which selects judges, and flouting of conventions regarding the assigning of cases.

Justice J Chelameswar, second in the Supreme Court hierarchy, flanked by three other judges — Kurian Joseph, Ranjan Gogoi, and Madan Lokur — released a letter sent by them to Chief Justice Misra two months ago. The