Addressing the media, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for playing politics over the matter and termed “it an internal matter of the apex court”.
In a statement issued here, the grand old party said that the “observations made by the honourable judges and the issues raised by them in the press conference and in the letter are extremely disturbing”.
The Congress also issued a statement where it said the issues raised by the four judges were "extremely disturbing" and have "far-reaching consequences for values we hold sacred".
The four SC judges who blew the bugle against the sitting CJI, in a first-of-its-kind press meet, included justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan Lokur and Kurian Joseph.
The areas of concern flagged by the four senior judges of the apex court "show that there is some kind of a nexus between some people in this government and some judges", the octogenarian said.
Without disclosing what they were upset about, the four judges -- Justice J Chelameswar (the No.2 in the apex court hierarchy), Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Kurien Joseph and Justice Madan B Lokur, said that “they have been compelled to do this”.
According to PTI, highly placed sources in the government said that since it was an internal matter of the judiciary, the government had no say in it and did not wish to interfere.
Mamata Banerjee said "extreme interference" of the Centre in the functioning of the judiciary was "dangerous" for democracy, but did not elaborate.
In an unprecedented move, four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court today called a press conference and said the situation in the top court was "not in order" and many "less than desirable" things have taken place.
The four SC judges said that that "administration of the apex court is not in order and that many things less than desirable have happened in the last few months”.
Dipak Misra took over as 45th Chief Justice of India on August 28, 2017. He will remain in office till October 2, 2018.
Addressing the media, the judges pointed out 'several irregularities happening within the apex court', sharing their say in the public domain for the first time ever.
According to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), the 2G scam of 2007-08 had caused a loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the public exchequer.
The development comes days after the CJI took exception to the conduct of some senior lawyers, including Rajeev Dhavan.
On Prasad's remark that "PILs cannot become a substitute for governance", the CJI said the Supreme Court believed in and practised "constitutional sovereignty".
Chief Justice Misra defended the court taking a pro-active position on the fundamental rights of citizens and expanding their scope.
The bench stopped the lawyer from mentioning the matter for urgent listing, saying it has been made clear last month that only Advocates-on-Record (AoRs) can mention cases for out-of-turn listing
Senior most Supreme Court Judge Justice Dipak Misra has been appointed as the 45th Chief Justice of India (CJI) and will succeed incumbent Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, who retires on August 28
Justice Misra was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on October 10, 2011.
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India H L Dattu has asked the authorities to strengthen the security of Justice Dipak Misra, who has received a threat to his life over the hanging of 1993 Mumbai
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