Justice Chelameswar seeks full court discussion on govt interference

In a five-page letter to CJI and 22 other judges, Justice Chelameswar states that govt has been selective in accepting recommendations of the SC Collegium for the appointment of judges to high courts

Justice Jasti Chelameswar, the number-two judge in Supreme Court pecking order, last week wrote to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, seeking a full court on the judicial side to discuss the matter of government interference in the appointment of judges to high courts, The Indian Express has reported.
 
Justice Chelameshwar questioned an enquiry initiated by Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari against a district judge P Krishna Bhat recommended twice by the Supreme Court collegium for elevation to the High Court without first referring the matter to the CJI, according to media reports.
 
According to the Indian