Every time Sibal and the like have gone bench shopping, the CJI has had a riposte. Today's was perfectly executed by the CJI. Past actions much more questionable. Gone are the times, people used to wait for retirements and roster changes to file matters. Now they want an excuse
to select the bench for themselves. Any one of the great seniors would have either taken the bench head on on the legal question of impeachment or, knowing full well that the matter can't be decided against Dipak Misra during his tenure (for paucity of time), would have argued
anyway with the intent of having the question of law decided in the future - because the QofL matters more than a particular CJI. For all the moralising, it is the petitioners today who have not shown any regard for either the institution or the Constitution. Thus proving again
that the impeachment and any challenges to it were a purely political exercise. Don't want CJI, don't want judges 6-11. 2 washed his hands off. Illustrates why case allocation can't be sent to an external agency. This lot and many others would be influencing it.
