SC agrees to hear petition on CJI's power to allocate cases
A two-judge Supreme Court bench has agreed to hear ex-Law Minister Shanti Bhushan's petition that Chief Justice's authority as "master of roster" is not an "absolute, singular power" and should be exercised in consultation with senior judges. Second senior-most judge Jasti Chelameswar recently refused to take up the petition, stating he did not want his orders reversed within 24 hours. 