<p class="title">Probable list of contentious cases that led four senior most SC judges to voice their grouse in public</p>.<p class="bodytext">Special Judge B H Loya's death: Two PILs seeking independent probe into death of the judge were posted in Court No 10</p>.<p>Medical Colleges scam: Two PILs were filed to probe "bribery" charges against judges in granting recognition to Medical Colleges in which the CBI had arrested former Orissa HC judge I M Quddusi.<br /><br />Petitioners advocates Dushyant Dave and Prashant Bhushan sought the matter to be heard by Justice J Chelameswar-led bench as charges pertained to CJI. He agreed to hear the matter but the PIL was posted before court No 6 instead at his own court.<br /><br />Next day, another PIL on the same issue was filed. Dave then convinced Justice Chelameswar to hear it urgently. He heard and ordered for setting up of a five-judge bench. Subsequently, the CJI set up a five-judge bench led by him to overturn the decision.<br /><br />The five-judge bench declared CJI is the master of roster and no other judge could arrogate himself the power to assign the case. Both the PILs were later assigned to a three-judge bench, excluding dissenting four judges, and dismissed. The NGO was imposed Rs 25 lakh as cost.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rakesh Asthana case: PIL challenging appointment of Gujarat-cadre IPS officer was posted before a bench led by Justice Ranjan Gogoi but as Justice Navin Sinha recused. It was again posted before a bench led by Justice R K Agrawal, who dismissed it.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Aadhaar case: Of the four seniormost judges, none was included in the bench to hear the crucial case, involving high-stake of the Union government. Justices Chelameswar and S A Bobde earlier heard the case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Delhi Versus Union of India: The CJI-led five judge bench did not consist of any of the four seniormost judges.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Babri Masjid Ram Janmabhoomi case: CJI-led three-judge bench criticised for speeding up hearing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Allocation of cases related to former Andhra Pradesh CM Kalikho Pul's suicide and Sahara-Birla diary were questioned during tenure of then CJI J S Khehar.</p>
<p class="title">Probable list of contentious cases that led four senior most SC judges to voice their grouse in public</p>.<p class="bodytext">Special Judge B H Loya's death: Two PILs seeking independent probe into death of the judge were posted in Court No 10</p>.<p>Medical Colleges scam: Two PILs were filed to probe "bribery" charges against judges in granting recognition to Medical Colleges in which the CBI had arrested former Orissa HC judge I M Quddusi.<br /><br />Petitioners advocates Dushyant Dave and Prashant Bhushan sought the matter to be heard by Justice J Chelameswar-led bench as charges pertained to CJI. He agreed to hear the matter but the PIL was posted before court No 6 instead at his own court.<br /><br />Next day, another PIL on the same issue was filed. Dave then convinced Justice Chelameswar to hear it urgently. He heard and ordered for setting up of a five-judge bench. Subsequently, the CJI set up a five-judge bench led by him to overturn the decision.<br /><br />The five-judge bench declared CJI is the master of roster and no other judge could arrogate himself the power to assign the case. Both the PILs were later assigned to a three-judge bench, excluding dissenting four judges, and dismissed. The NGO was imposed Rs 25 lakh as cost.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rakesh Asthana case: PIL challenging appointment of Gujarat-cadre IPS officer was posted before a bench led by Justice Ranjan Gogoi but as Justice Navin Sinha recused. It was again posted before a bench led by Justice R K Agrawal, who dismissed it.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Aadhaar case: Of the four seniormost judges, none was included in the bench to hear the crucial case, involving high-stake of the Union government. Justices Chelameswar and S A Bobde earlier heard the case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Delhi Versus Union of India: The CJI-led five judge bench did not consist of any of the four seniormost judges.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Babri Masjid Ram Janmabhoomi case: CJI-led three-judge bench criticised for speeding up hearing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Allocation of cases related to former Andhra Pradesh CM Kalikho Pul's suicide and Sahara-Birla diary were questioned during tenure of then CJI J S Khehar.</p>