Hindustan Times (Delhi)

DAY OF HECTIC PARLEYS

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After three days of stalemate, CJI to four senior judges

CJI

for resolving the issues raised by them in a press conference on Friday At 10.10am, the four judges 3 more judges of the SC, including Justice AK Sikri, who are seen to be

are the four judges, is believed to be the man who prevailed on the CJI to break the deadlock.

The role of Justice Sikri and the other mediating judges is crucial because after Friday’s press conference by the four judges, both sides dug in their heels. The CJI was of the opinion that the four judges had breached judicial discipline by going public with affairs of the court.

On Friday, the four seniormost judges in the apex court present at the meeting Meeting lasts for 15 minutes, wherein the CJI assures the judges he will look into the

by them

Meet remains the judges head for daily judicial work at 10.30am Before breaking for the day, the CJI and judges agree

to to take the talks forward as after the CJI held an extraordin­ary press conference where they publicly criticised the Chief Justice of India over allocation of cases and constituti­on of benches.

The judges complained publicly that “administra­tion of Supreme Court is not in order and there have been things less than desirable that have happened in the court”.

They went on to add that the CJI was abusing his position as the “master of the roster” and

 ??  ?? meet the CJI mediating, meet again on Wednesday
meet the CJI mediating, meet again on Wednesday

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