Chief Justice's Actions Today Trigger Debate On Fairness, Transparency | Read
In a sudden hearing today, five judges of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice of India said that he alone has the power to call a constitution bench because he is "master of the roster". In doing so, they cancelled an order passed yesterday by the second-most senior judge of the top court, Justice J Chelameswar, who had already called for five judges to start hearing a case on Monday that alleges bribes were paid to senior judges.
