Jinxed: Now Justice Ramanna says won’t hear case challenging appointment of interim CBI director
New Delhi, Jan 31: Justice N V Ramanna of the Supreme Court has recused himself from hearing a petition challenging the appointment of Nageshwar Rao as the interim CBI director.
The matter will be now heard by another judge after the same is allocated by the Chief Justice of India.
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The development comes a week after Justice A K Sikri had recused himself from hearing the matter. Earlier the Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi had recused himself from hearing the same case on the ground that he was part of the high powered committee that appoints a CBI chief.
Justice
Sikri,
who
had
represented
CJI
Gogoi
on
the
high-powered
committee
headed
by
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
that
controversially
removed
Alok
Verma
as
CBI
director
on
January
10,
did
not
give
any
specific
reason
for
withdrawing
from
hearing
the
case.
"You
understand
my
position.
I
can't
hear
this
matter,"
Justice
Sikri
said.
Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, representing the petitioner NGO Common Cause, said, "It is becoming very frustrating and it is giving an impression that your lordship does not want to hear this matter. Earlier, the CJI had recused when the matter was listed for hearing. Now your lordship is also recusing from the matter".
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"Court is silent. Government is silent. No body is saying anything. Where we will go. This is really frustrating," Dave said.
Justice Sikri then said, "I wish I could hear this matter".