Turn a blind eye: Letter to BS on SC judges air differences with CJI Misra

Our constitution guarantees near absolute immunity to the judiciary with the intention they conduct proceedings on merit without fear or favouritism

This refers to news “Mutiny in SC Ranks” (January 13). It’s unfortunate that the learned judges had to air their “grievances” in public like common man, forgetting their constitutional position and responsibility. Their main and only grievance was allocation of cases to benches — a routine matter. How does it endanger the Constitution? The elevation of Justice Deepak Misra as the Chief Justice of India, has shut permanently the possibility of being elevated as the CJI for the three of these judges namely, Justice Jasti Chelameswar, Justice Madan Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph. This might have been the common cause