Former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has been nominated to Rajya Sabha. As a CJI, Ranjan Gogoi had presided over many crucial benches that delivered several landmark judgments, including Ramjanambhoomi land dispute, the abolition of homosexuality in India, entry of women in Sabrimala temple and clean chit to Modi government on Rafale deal.

Justice Gogoi's nomination has drawn some sharp reactions from the Opposition. Many leaders of opposition parties suggested that Gogoi's nomination was quid pro quo.

Sharing a cropped image of the official gazette notifying Ranjan Gogoi's nomination, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said: "Is it quid pro quo? How will people have faith in the Independence of Judges ? Many Questions"

Is it quid pro quo?

How will people have faith in the Independence of Judges ? Many Questions pic.twitter.com/IQkAx4ofSf Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) March 16, 2020

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also shared images of two news stories with a tagline "Picture says it all". The two headlines suggested that Gogoi's nomination to Rajya Sabha casts a doubt on judiciary's impartiality.

Ranjan Gogoi nominated to Rajya Sabha.



No comments. Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) March 16, 2020

"I hope ex-cji Ranjan Gogoi would have the good sense to say 'NO' to the offer of Rajya Sabha seat to him. Otherwise he will cause incalculable damage to the reputation of the judiciary," disgruntled BJP leader and former Union minister Yashwant Sinha said on Twitter.

Aam Adami Party's Raghav Chadha also questioned Ranjan Gogoi's nomination, "This will not merely set a bad precedent but will cause irreparable damage to the independence of the judiciary."

Separation of powers btw the legislature, executive & judiciary is part of the basic structure of our Constitution - which this Govt has systematically dismantled & damaged.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi's tenure as judge and CJI was marked by some controversies and personal allegations but that never came in the way of his judicial work that was reflected in the last few days when benches headed by him delivered some path-breaking judgments.

He etched his name in the annals of history when a five-judge bench headed by him on November 9 brought an end to the Ayodhya land dispute, which dates back to even before the Supreme Court came into existence in 1950.

However, his tenure in the Supreme Court will also be remembered for being part of a presser by the 'gang of four' senior-most judges in January last year which questioned the then CJI's way of functioning.

Later at a public function, Justice Ranjan Gogoi had remarked that "independent judges and noisy journalists are democracy's first line of defence".

A "revolution, not reform" was needed to keep the institution of judiciary serviceable for the common man, Justice Ranjan Gogoi had said at the same function.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi's tenure as CJI was not free of controversy as he faced allegations of sexual harassment, of which he was cleared.

However, Justice Ranjan Gogoi is more likely to be remembered for the Ayodhya verdict that gave Hindus the 2.77 acre disputed land for construction of Ram Temple, and order that Muslims be given a 5-acre land at a "prominent location" to build a mosque in the city.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi also headed a bench which, by a majority 3:2 verdict, referred to a larger 7-judge bench the pleas seeking review of the Supreme Court's historic 2018 judgment allowing women and girls of all ages to enter Kerala's Sabarimala temple.

The majority verdict included in the ambit of the review petitions raising issues of alleged religious discrimination against Muslim and Parsi women as well.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi's name will also be remembered for heading a bench which gave a clean chit to the Modi government twice -- first on the writ petition and then on Thursday on the pleas seeking review of the December 14, 2018 verdict -- in the Rafale fighter jet deal with French firm Dassault Aviation.

The bench warned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing certain remarks to the Supreme Court in the Rafale case and asked him to be more careful in the future.

Besides, Justice Ranjan Gogoi headed a bench which, in a landmark verdict, held that the office of the CJI is a public authority under the Right to Information Act, but "judicial independence has to be kept in mind" while disclosing information in "public interest".

On the same day, a 5-judge Constitution bench headed by him struck down in entirety the rules formulated by the Centre on appointment and service conditions for members of various tribunals and referred to a larger bench the issue of examining the validity of the passage of the Finance Act 2017 as Money Bill.

These important decisions apart, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, known for his no-nonsense approach, boldness and fearlessness, also led a bench that monitored and ensured that NRC exercise in Assam, his native state, is completed within the set timeframe.

Former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has been nominated to Rajya Sabha. As a CJI, Ranjan Gogoi had presided over many crucial benches that delivered several landmark judgments, including Ramjanambhoomi land dispute, the abolition of homosexuality in India, entry of women in Sabrimala temple and clean chit to Modi government on Rafale deal.

Justice Gogoi's nomination has drawn some sharp reactions from the Opposition. Many leaders of opposition parties suggested that Gogoi's nomination was quid pro quo.

Sharing a cropped image of the official gazette notifying Ranjan Gogoi's nomination, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said: "Is it quid pro quo? How will people have faith in the Independence of Judges ? Many Questions"

Is it quid pro quo?

How will people have faith in the Independence of Judges ? Many Questions pic.twitter.com/IQkAx4ofSf Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) March 16, 2020

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also shared images of two news stories with a tagline "Picture says it all". The two headlines suggested that Gogoi's nomination to Rajya Sabha casts a doubt on judiciary's impartiality.

Ranjan Gogoi nominated to Rajya Sabha.



No comments. Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) March 16, 2020

"I hope ex-cji Ranjan Gogoi would have the good sense to say 'NO' to the offer of Rajya Sabha seat to him. Otherwise he will cause incalculable damage to the reputation of the judiciary," disgruntled BJP leader and former Union minister Yashwant Sinha said on Twitter.

Aam Adami Party's Raghav Chadha also questioned Ranjan Gogoi's nomination, "This will not merely set a bad precedent but will cause irreparable damage to the independence of the judiciary."

Separation of powers btw the legislature, executive & judiciary is part of the basic structure of our Constitution - which this Govt has systematically dismantled & damaged.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi's tenure as judge and CJI was marked by some controversies and personal allegations but that never came in the way of his judicial work that was reflected in the last few days when benches headed by him delivered some path-breaking judgments.

He etched his name in the annals of history when a five-judge bench headed by him on November 9 brought an end to the Ayodhya land dispute, which dates back to even before the Supreme Court came into existence in 1950.

However, his tenure in the Supreme Court will also be remembered for being part of a presser by the 'gang of four' senior-most judges in January last year which questioned the then CJI's way of functioning.

Later at a public function, Justice Ranjan Gogoi had remarked that "independent judges and noisy journalists are democracy's first line of defence".

A "revolution, not reform" was needed to keep the institution of judiciary serviceable for the common man, Justice Ranjan Gogoi had said at the same function.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi's tenure as CJI was not free of controversy as he faced allegations of sexual harassment, of which he was cleared.

However, Justice Ranjan Gogoi is more likely to be remembered for the Ayodhya verdict that gave Hindus the 2.77 acre disputed land for construction of Ram Temple, and order that Muslims be given a 5-acre land at a "prominent location" to build a mosque in the city.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi also headed a bench which, by a majority 3:2 verdict, referred to a larger 7-judge bench the pleas seeking review of the Supreme Court's historic 2018 judgment allowing women and girls of all ages to enter Kerala's Sabarimala temple.

The majority verdict included in the ambit of the review petitions raising issues of alleged religious discrimination against Muslim and Parsi women as well.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi's name will also be remembered for heading a bench which gave a clean chit to the Modi government twice -- first on the writ petition and then on Thursday on the pleas seeking review of the December 14, 2018 verdict -- in the Rafale fighter jet deal with French firm Dassault Aviation.

The bench warned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing certain remarks to the Supreme Court in the Rafale case and asked him to be more careful in the future.

Besides, Justice Ranjan Gogoi headed a bench which, in a landmark verdict, held that the office of the CJI is a public authority under the Right to Information Act, but "judicial independence has to be kept in mind" while disclosing information in "public interest".

On the same day, a 5-judge Constitution bench headed by him struck down in entirety the rules formulated by the Centre on appointment and service conditions for members of various tribunals and referred to a larger bench the issue of examining the validity of the passage of the Finance Act 2017 as Money Bill.

These important decisions apart, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, known for his no-nonsense approach, boldness and fearlessness, also led a bench that monitored and ensured that NRC exercise in Assam, his native state, is completed within the set timeframe.