Chief Justice Opts Out Of Case Related To Poll Body Chief Appointment | Read

 Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna has recused himself from hearing petitions against a law removing the holder of India's highest judicial post from a panel appointing the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. The matter was sent to another bench and hearings will begin January 6.
Chief Justice Khanna - then a Justice of the Supreme Court - was part of the two-judge bench that began hearing those petitions in March and subsequently passed an interim order. Now, however, Mr Khanna said it is a "different scenario", referring to his appointment as Chief Justice last month.