 "Justice D Y Chandrachud")
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition which sought to stop Justice D Y Chandrachud from taking oath as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI).
The petition sought contempt of court and criminal action against Justice Chandrachud besides restricting him to be appointed as the next CJI.
A bench of CJI UU Lalit, and Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi said the petition was entirely ‘misconceived’.
The petition was filed by lawyer Mursalin Asijit Shaikh who alleged that Justice Chandracud had, on many occasions, willfully disregarded the binding precedents of larger benches of the apex court
