NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by advocate RP Luthra seeking to quash the appointment of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India. The petitioner advocates, R P Luthra and Satyaveer Sharma had relied on the contents of a press conference called by the top four judges including Justice Gogoi earlier this year.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said that the petition was “devoid of merits”. “We are of the view that it is not the stage to interfere (with the appointment),” the SC bench said.
The plea had said the petitioners were also relying on an undated letter addressed to the Chief Justice of India and circulated by the four apex court judges. This act of the four senior-most judges of the court was not less than a sabotage to the judicial system of the country the plea had alleged.
On September 13, President Ram Nath Kovind had appointed Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India and Justice Gogoi is scheduled to assume office on October 3.
