CJI Misra Adopts new Roster System- Judicial crisis solved

New Delhi Feb 4: The Judicial crisis that has erupted last month after 4 senior top judges of supreme court held a press conference has been ended. The Cheif Justice of India Dipak Misra has adopted a new roster system for allocation of cases to different judges.

This roster system has also been made available on the official website of the supreme court. Earlier there were allegations that CJI was highly sensitive cases to his favorable benches and not maintaining transparency.

According to the new system adopted CJI -'Master of the Roster' has assigned all public interest litigation matters and Letter Petitions to his bench.

#Election Matters, Social Justice Matters, Contempt of Court Matters, matters dealing with the appointment of Constitutional functionaries and law officers, and matters related to Commissions of Enquiry, among others would also be heard by CJI bench.

# Labour Matters, matters pertaining to Land Acquisition, Consumer Protection, Compensation would be heard by Justice Chelameswar.

# Justice Gogoi has been assigned Personal Law matters, cases related to state excise and trading in liquor, among others.

#Justice Lokur will head the bench that will hear Environmental Law matters, Social Justice matters, cases of Armed Forces etc
# Justice Joseph will hear Family Law Matters and Service Law Matters.