Dipak Misra: Should a judge with a serious moral flaw become CJI?

Justice Dipak Misra is set to become the next CJI as CJI J S Khehar will demit office on Aug 27

This article first appeared on 3.08.2017.
On August 27, Chief Justice of India (CJI) J.S. Khehar will demit office. The next in line is Justice Dipak Misra, but should the vacancy be filled up simply by the rule of seniority?

The CJI is a constitutional authority and presides over the country’s judiciary, comprising 31 Supreme Court justices, over 1000 high court judges and over 16,000 subordinate judges. The CJI dispenses justice in the highest court in cases involving complex constitutional issues, issues affecting the rule of law, issues having an impact on governance in the country, issues touching the lives