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Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi said that if at all any delay exists in the appointment of the judges is because of the collegium and not because of Government of India, vindicating the stand of the NDA government regarding non-interference in the judicial process. 

Citing the Supreme Court's judgement in 1992 Indira Sawhney's case, the NGO through its petition claimed that granting reservation solely based on the economic criteria violates both the Constitution and Supreme Court's 1992 observation.

Justice Lokur was one of the four SC judges who held the press conference last year against then CJI Dipak Misra.

Ranganath Misra, the uncle of former CJI Dipak Misra, went on to become a Rajya Sabha MP from the Congress party between 1998-2004, after his report on the 1984 Sikh genocide, exonerating Congress

Ravi Shankar Prasad said the judiciary has to decide 'how far' it can go in taking over power on issues of governance as he stressed the need for all organs to appreciate the proverbial ‘Lakshman Rekha’.

The Supreme Court was hearing a plea filed by Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha seeking an early hearing of the case.

J Sai Deepak added that People For Dharma and him would explore all possible legal options in this matter. 

Justice Gogoi is one of the four judges who had held a press conference against the CJI in January this year.

PUCL petitioned the Supreme Court in 2013 and as a result of that particular petition NOTA or ‘right to not vote’ came about.

Are the petitioners and Sibal fishing for a favorable bench?