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It is CJI’s right to allot cases: SC
What has happened?
A Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Wednesday declared the Chief Justice of India as an “institution in himself” with “exclusive prerogative” to constitute Benches and allocate cases
Bench observed
There is no room for any “presumption of mistrust” against the high constitutional functionary, who helms the country’s most powerful court
Second instance
This is the second time that the Supreme Court has, within six months, reiterated the Chief Justice of India’s “exclusive duty and authority” as ‘master of roster’ to constitute Benches and allocate cases
No mention of the press conference
The fears expressed in the press conference find no mention in Wednesday’s judgment
