The four seniormost judges in the collegium, who raised a banner of revolt against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra over allocation of cases, surprisingly do not figure in the constitution bench announced on Monday to hear eight sensitive cases despite them raising related issues.

They were also not part of the constitution bench, which recently completed hearing in five other cases that included power tussle between Delhi government and the L-G, and euthanasia and ‘living will’ matters.

It is to be noted that calling a controversial press conference after handing over a seven-page letter to CJI, the four judges — Justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph — said that CJI, though a master of the roster (one who decides which bench will hear which case) was exercising the power arbitrarily.

Though master of roster, he is only “first among equals” and not a superior authority. But he behaved like one. Cases having “far-reaching” consequences for the nation and institution had been assigned by CJI selectively to the benches “of his preferences”, they said.

The hearing in the cases which will begin on January 17 include constitutional validity of Aadhaar cards, scrapping of section 377, IPC, plea to make adultery law gender neutral and petition seeking lifting of ban on entry of women into Sabarimala shrine in Kerala.

The constitution bench will be headed by CJI Dipak Misra and justices A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan. They were the same judges which heard the earlier five cases too.

Meanwhile, Attorney General K K Venugopal said the crisis triggered by four senior Supreme Court judges calling a press conference against the CJI “has been settled”.

Everything has been settled... Everything is under control. They had a meeting over tea in the morning. It was all mutual understanding - Venugopal to Mail Today

Venugopal said that the unprecedented move by the four senior SC judges in holding a press conference could have been avoided and the judges would now have to act in statesmanship to ensure complete harmony. The Bar Council of India (BCI) said the crisis has been “resolved internally and the story is over now”.

BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, who led a sevenmember delegation and held hectic parleys with 15 judges including the CJI , said the controversial issues flagged by the four revolting judges were internal issues of the family which have been resolved internally.

“Kahani khatam ho gaya (the story is over now),” he said even as he cautioned political parties and their leaders not to take undue mileage from the January 12 press conference by the four judges to raise problems, including the assigning of cases, saying the matter should not be politicised.

“We met around 15 judges on Sunday and all of them said that BCI has done a very good job and this mediation was required. They have now resolved the issue. BCI has been successful in its effort. No outside interference was required in the matter and even we will not impose any condition on them and they themselves would solve their differences over a cup of tea,” he said.

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