The Supreme Court docket on Wednesday dismissed a petition looking for to restrain Justice D Y Chandrachud from taking oath as the following Chief Justice of India on November 9. A bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit referred to as the petition ‘fully misconceived.’
“We see no motive to entertain this petition. All the plea is totally misconceived. Thus dismissed,” Bar and Bench quoted the Court docket order.
The petition counsel took exception to CJI U U Lalit listening to it as he had really helpful J Chandrachud as his successor. The counsel argued that Chandrachud had heard an attraction in a case through which his son was counsel earlier than the Bombay Excessive Court docket.
The petition additionally talked about a criticism by one Rashid Khan Pathan who accused Chandrachud of “misuse of workplace”. However following the criticism, the Bar Council of India and the Bombay Bar Affiliation (BBA) backed the decide and requested authorities involved not take any cognisance of the criticism.
Justice Chandrachud who is about to take oath on November 9 because the fiftieth Chief Justice of India will succeed CJI U U Lalit, who is because of retire on November 8. He was named by justice UU Lalit as per seniority and was accepted by President Droupadi Murmu. Justice Chandrachud could have a comparatively lengthy tenure of two years and is because of retire on November 10, 2024 — this would be the CJI longest tenure in nearly a decade.
Throughout Chandrchud’s tenure in SC, he penned essential verdicts, together with the landmark Structure Bench rulings recognising privateness as a basic proper, decriminalising homosexuality, and decriminalising adultery, amongst others.