The new CJI must restore the standing of the SC
Chief Justice of India S A Bobde reiterated that India is already called Bharat in the Constitution
The Supreme Court also directed that Indians stranded in other parts of the world should "stay where they are" as currently it is not possible to fly them back home
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said it will consider listing the matter for urgent hearing
Besides the CJI, the bench comprises Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, M M Shantanagoudar, S Abdul Nazeer, R Subhash Reddy, B R Gavai and Surya Kant
A bench, headed by newly-sworn-in Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, on Monday ordered the listing of the bail plea before an appropriate bench on Wednesday
New CJI, Bobde, has succeeded Justice Ranjan Gogoi who retired on November 17 after remaining in office for over 13 months.
Hailing from a family of lawyers from Maharashtra, he is the son of eminent senior advocate Arvind Shriniwas Bobde.