SC says CJI first among equals, no room for doubt, plea scandalous; updates

SC order comes at a time when the role of Chief Justice Dipak Misra rages following the press conference by four senior-most SC judges

Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking a direction to evolve a procedure for constituting benches and allotting jurisdiction to different benches. Calling the petition, filed by Advocate Asok Pande, 'scandalous', the apex court said CJI is the head of the institution to ensure top court exercises. It is constitutional obligation. The bench of CJI Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud was passing orders on a petition said, there can't be a presumption of distrust in the Chief Justice of India.

The order comes at a time when the row over the assignment of