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Chief Justice is master of roster: SC (Lead)
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday reiterated that the Chief Justice was the “master of roster” and he alone has the powers to allocate cases to different benches.
It also cautioned against any “tinkering” as it could hurt the independence of the judiciary.
A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan by their separate but concurring judgments held that the Chief Justice was the master of roster.
“Each Chief Justice performs his role by consultation and consensus, after taking into account various factors including individual judges’ interests and abilities, their specialisation in a particular area, their capacity to handle particular type of cases and many other relevant considerations,” said Justice Sikri.
The exercise of such a power with wisdom has to be left to the Chief Justice who is given the prerogative of the ‘Master of the Roster’, he said.
Referring to the “principles laid down in the binding precedents” by the earlier judgments of the top court, Justice Sikri said: “…it is difficult to accept… that the expression ‘Chief Justice’ appearing in the Supreme Court rules… be read as ‘Collegium’ of five senior-most judges for the purpose of allocating the matters”.
Rejecting the contention that the Constitution does not specifically mention Chief Justice to exercise power of allocation of cases and setting up of benches, Justice Bhushan said that “the power of framing roster which inheres in the Chief Justice has constitutional and statutory backing and by convention it is treated as prerogative of the Chief Justice”.
Both the judges ruled against adopting certain practices being followed by the top courts in other countries, saying the practices and conventions being followed by the Supreme Court are time-tested and have ripened over time.
“The conventions and practice of the Supreme Court are time-tested and conventions of this court have ripened with time which need not to be tinkered with or imitated from different international practices of different courts.
“We, thus, cannot import the international practices in the constitutional and statutory scheme of this court,” said Justice Bhushan.
Noting that the judicial systems in different countries have different styles of functioning and the practices have been developed in various countries keeping in view the structure of the courts, Justice Sikri said that the “system prevalent and developed in one jurisdiction cannot be mechanically adopted by judicial system in other countries”.
However, he held that there was no harm in adopting “healthy practices which have been developed in foreign jurisdictions and which can be easily adopted because of their universal application”.
Saying that the reforms in the administration of justice be it on judicial or administrative side is continuing process, Justice Sikri said: “After all, no system is fool-proof. There is always a scope for improvement.”
The court said this while disposing of a petition by senior counsel Shanti Bhushan contending that the Chief Justice should exercise his power to allocate the cases in consultation with the four other judges in the collegium.
He had contended that the collective opinion of the collegium was much safer than the opinion of the Chief Justice alone.
–IANS
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Dr. Abhishek Verma Dedicates a Shelter in Memory of His Mother, Veena Verma, at KGMU; Inaugurated by Daughter Nicolle Verma
World-renowned business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has supported Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission. In memory of his mother, Late Veena Verma, who was a 3 term Rajya Sabha MP.
Dr. Verma dedicated a state-of-the-art free permanent shelter for the attendants of patients at KGMU Medical University, Lucknow, under the aegis of Vijay Shree Foundation. His daughter, Nicolle Verma, inaugurated the shelter.
During the event, Foodman Vishal Singh honored Nicolle Verma by presenting her with a memento. Mrs. Nidhi Sharma and Avantika Yadav, associated with the organization, welcomed her with garlands. Following this, Nicolle Verma distributed essential items to the attendants and also handed out fruits. She became emotional remembering her grandmother on her birth anniversary.
On this occasion, she also inaugurated the “Veena Verma Sevalaya” in memory of her grandmother, Veena Verma, to serve the attendants. She expressed, “I feel proud that my family is engaged in nation-building as well as social service. Today, in collaboration with Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh Ji, I feel immensely proud to dedicate this shelter for the poor, helpless, and needy attendants of patients battling serious illnesses like cancer. I am honored to be associated with the Hunger-Free World Mission for humanity.”
Inspired by the continuous humanitarian service provided by Vijay Shree Foundation over the past 17 years, Nicolle Verma donated 10 lakh rupees to support the cause. The purpose of this donation is to ensure that services continue for the needy attendants of patients suffering from severe illnesses in hospitals, as facilitated by Foodman Vishal Singh.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Abhishek Verma’s family has a legacy of public and philanthropic service. They are helping millions to carry forward the values and service work of their parents. On the occasion of his mother’s birth anniversary, Dr. Abhishek Verma dedicated this state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College to serve the attendants of patients through the Vijay Shree Foundation.
Supporting Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission, Dr. Abhishek Verma assured that he would continually support keeping this flame of humanity alive. He also promised to assist in providing medicines to the helpless patients.
Continuing her grandmother’s legacy of service, Nicolle Verma personally served food to the needy patients and attendants. She said, “It is our good fortune to have received the joy of doing this noble work today through Foodman Vishal Singh. I have taken another step forward in carrying my family’s values and cooperation by joining hands with the Vijay Shree Foundation. My father taught me to serve and help the needy, and I feel happy when I bring a smile to someone’s face.”
On the birth anniversary of the late Veena Verma, the event organizer, Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh, said, “We feel proud and happy that Dr. Abhishek Verma, a globally renowned business tycoon, has extended his support to uplift our country from the hunger index. Today, on his mother’s birth anniversary, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College, which will always be helpful for the needy attendants of patients. It is a pleasure for me and the organization to receive the affection of Mr. Verma.”
The event was attended by General Manager Verma Family Office Hemant Garg, Sonu Rajput, and the organization’s volunteers, including Sandeep Singh, Parmeshwar Ji, Prashant Rao Gautam, Balram Singh, Ramesh Chaudhary, Suman, Jeetu, Anil, Suraj, Vinay, Manish Bhadauria, Manas Mehrotra, Vivek, Apurv, Happy, and others.
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