Assam BJP trashes statement on CM candidate, praises Sonowal
Ranjan Gogoi retired as CJI on November 17, 2019. He took oath as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha in March this year.
Ranjan Gogoi retired as CJI on November 17, 2019. He took oath as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha in March this year.
Gogoi’s nomination has definitely caused eyebrows to be raised, said the CM, adding that any sensible person would be against such a move by the Government.
The NDA government appointed another former CJI, P Sathasivam, as Governor of Kerala in 2014, a few months after he demitted office.
The Home Ministry had on Monday issued a notification announcing that President Ram Nath Kovind is nominating Gogoi to fill the vacancy originating due to retirement of one of the nominated members.
The Home Ministry on Monday issued a notification announcing that President Ram Nath Kovind is nominating Ranjan Gogoi to fill the vacancy originating due to retirement of one of the nominated members.
The daily hearing on the matter commenced on August 6 after a court-appointed panel failed to find a solution through mediation.
The delegation thinks that that there is no time to file a petition in Supreme Court as the legalities will take time and by then the trees would be cleared off by Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL).
Justice S Ravindra Bhat is the fifth apex court judge to recuse himself from hearing the matter when it came up for hearing before a three-judge bench of Justices Arun Mishra, Vineet Sharan and S Ravindra Bhat.
"If arguments do not get over on October 18, there cannot be an extra day," said a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, comprising five judges headed by the Chief Justice.
Senior advocate Rajeev Dhawan, however, strongly pitched for granting respect to Lord Ram and Allah in a diverse country like India on the 29th day of the hearing in the politically sensitive case.
