THE JUDGES WHO KICKED UP A STORM

J Chelameswar

He is the second-most senior judge in the Supreme Court. He studied physics at Loyola College in Chennai, before switching to law at Andhra University in Vishakapatnam. Chelameswar was designated as a senior advocate in 1995 and was appointed as a judge of the Andhra Pradesh high court in 1997. He has served as the Chief Justice of Gauhati high court, and later Kerala high court. He was elevated to the Supreme Court in October 2011, along with CJI Misra

Ranjan Gogoi

He is the next in line, in order of seniority, to become the Chief Justice of India in October 2018. This would make him the first judge from the N-E to be elevated to the position of CJI, before he retires in November 2019. Gogoi was a permanent judge at the Gauhati HC in 2001 before he became the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana HC. He was elevated to the SC in 2012. In 2016, Gogoi issued a contempt notice to retired SC judge Markandey Katju

MB Lokur

He studied at Modern School in Delhi and St Joseph’s in Allahabad. He then did his graduation in history from St Stephen’s College, before pursuing law at DU’s Faculty of Law . Lokur practised as an advocate in the SC and the Delhi HC. He was designated senior advocate in 1997 and the next year, he was appointed as the Additional Solicitor General of India. He served as the Chief Justice of Gauhati and Andhra HCs, before he became an SC judge in 2012

Kurian Joseph

Born in Kerala, he completed his schooling in the state, before obtaining a law degree from the Kerala Law Academy Law College in Thiruvananthapuram. He started practising law in 1979 in the Kerala HC, was appointed as Additional Advocate General and senior advocate, before he became a judge in 2000. He served twice as Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala high court. He was elevated to the Supreme Court in 2013