WWW.EASTERNMIRRORNAGALAND.COM EASTERN MIRROR Trump uses slur to describe James Franco wins Critics’ Choice award Everton in negotiations to sign immigrants from Haiti, Africa | P9 amid sex harassment claims | P10 Walcott from Arsenal | P11 WORLD ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS VOL. XVII NO. 12 | PAGES 12 ` 4/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2018 SUPREME CRISIS Chief Justice faces revolt from 4 senior-most SC judges New Delhi, Jan. 12 (PTI): at the unscheduled press cases having "far reaching tion. Not to talk about the Warning that democracy is conference, in the first of consequences for the na- chaos that would result at stake, four senior judges its kind event in independ- tion" and the institution from such departure. of the Supreme Court on ent India, leaving uncertain have been assigned by the "We are sorry to say Friday mounted a virtual how this open dissension chief justices of this court that off late the twin rules revolt against the coun- in the hallowed institution "selectively to the benches mentioned above have not try's chief justice, raising would be resolved. 'of their preference' with- been strictly adhered to," questions on "selective" In a scathing criticism out any rationale basis" the letter said. The legal case allocation and certain and unvarnished self-re- for such assignment. "This fraternity said they were judicial orders, sending flection of the Supreme must be guarded against at "pained" and "sad" at the shockwaves across the ju- Court, Chelameswar, who all costs." outcome of events in the diciary and polity. was accompanied by Jus- "We are not mention- country's highest court. The unprecedented tices Ranjan Gogoi, M B ing details only to avoid "It is very unfortu- move by the four judges Lokur and Kurian Joseph embarrassing the institu- nate," said former CJI K including Justice J Chela- at the press conference, tion but note that such G Balakrishnan, while meswar, the second senior said they had met the chief departures have already Congress leader Ashwani judge after Chief Justice justice this morning and damaged the image of this Kumar, who is also a sen- Dipak Misra, brought to "raised issues affecting the institution to some extent." ior advocate, observed, "It fore the simmering differ- institution." The CJI and The letter also raised the is a sad day for the judi- ences between the coun- the four judges comprise concerns of the judges on cial system." Some senior try's top judge and some the Supreme Court colle- allocation of cases. advocates like K T S Tulsi senior judges in the apex gium that selects judges for "It is too well settled in said there could have been court in recent months. the higher judiciary the jurisprudence of this some "compelling" reasons The apex court currently "Unless this institu- country that the chief jus- for the four judges to lay has 25 judges tion is preserved, democ- tice is only first amongst bare their differences. Justice Chelameswar racy will not survive in this the equals -- nothing more Attorney General K himself described as an country," Justice Chela- or nothing less. A neces- K Venugopal, who had a "extraordinary event" in meswar said, adding that sary corollary to the above meeting with Justice Misra the annals of the Indian ju- it was "extremely painful" mentioned principle is after the joint news confer- diciary when the judges ad- to hold the press confer- PTI the members of any multi ence of the judges, said it dressed a joint news confer- ence in such a manner. The Supreme Court judge Jasti Chelameswar along jusctice Ranjan Gogoi, Madan Lokur and Kurian Joseph during a press conference in New Delhi numbered judicial body "could have been avoided" ence during which he said conference was held at his on Friday. including this court would and that all judges would "sometimes administration residence here not arrogate to themselves now have to act in "states- of the Supreme Court is not He said all the four death of special CBI judge press conference." The four judges, in their tioning of the office of the the authority to deal with manship" to ensure total in order and many things judges "failed to persuade B H Loya, who was hearing There was no immedi- seven-page letter to the Hon'ble Chief Justice of and pronounce upon harmony. which are less than desir- CJI that certain things are the sensitive Sohrabuddin ate official response from CJI, said, "It is with great India." matters which ought to At the news conference, able have happened in the not in order and therefore Sheikh 'fake encounter' the CJI office. Asked wheth- anguish and concern that The letter, that was re- be heard by appropriate the judges rubbished sug- last few months." you should take remedial case er they wanted the Chief we have thought it proper leased to the press, was benches, both composition gestions that they have The judge accused Jus- measures. Unfortunately Justice Chelameswar Justice to be impeached, to address this letter to you sent a couple of months wise and strength wise with broken ranks and said they tice Misra of not taking any our efforts failed said "we owe a responsi- Justice Chelameswar said, so as to highlight certain back, Justice Chelameswar due regard to the roster will discharge their duties "remedial measures" on "And all four of us are bility to the institution and "Let the nation decide." judicial orders passed by said. "It is too well settled fixed. as usual. some of the issues which convinced that democracy the nation. Our efforts have The Centre made it this court which has ad- in the jurisprudence of "Any departure from Justice Gogoi said "no- affected the functioning is at stake and many things failed in convincing CJI to clear it is not going to inter- versely affected the overall this country that the chief the above two rules would body is breaking the rank of the apex court that they have happened in recent take steps to protect the vene on the unprecedented functioning of the justice justice is only first amongst not only lead to unpleasant and it is discharge of debt had raised. Justice Misra past," he said institution." development, saying the delivering system and the the equals -- nothing more and undesirable conse- to nation which we have became the CJI on August Asked what these issues "This is an extraordi- judiciary will resolve the independence of the high or nothing less." quences of creating doubt done." Gogoi would be 28, 2017 and he is due to were, he said they included nary event in the history issue itself. "Our judici- courts besides impacting The letter said that there in the body politic about succeeding Misra as CJI in retire from on October 2 the "allocation of cases by of any nation, more par- ary is reputed all over the the administrative func- have been instances where the integrity of the institu- October this year. this year. CJI". The remarks assume ticularly this nation and an world, independent and Unless this institution is significance as the apex extraordinary event in the they will sort the matter preserved, "democracy will court earlier in the day took institution of judiciary ... It themselves," said minister not survive" in this country, up for consideration the is with no pleasure that we of state for law P P Chaud- Justice Chelameswar said issue of alleged mysterious are compelled to call this hury. Rio takes ‘solution before election’ message before top BJP leadership Dimapur, Jan. 12 (EMN): Member of Parliament from Nagaland Neiphiu Rio on Fri. met with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, and the National General Secre- tary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Ram Madhav Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart. ~ Washington Irving Lok Sabha MP Neiphiu Rio (second from left) and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh (second from right) along with others on Jan. 12 in New Delhi. Mirror Takes to ‘impress upon them the Naga issue leading to its preciated the genuine con- desire of the Naga people present crucial stage. He cern and efforts of the GoI for solution before the up- was of the opinion that it (government of India) to- coming elections.’ was the appropriate time wards finding an honour- A press release from for resolving the decades able settlement to the Naga the MP’s press secretary is- old Naga political Issue, as political problem, whilst re- sued on Fri. night informed majority of the stakehold- specting the constitution of about the meeting. “Rio ers are a part of the peace the country and its electoral explained at length the talks. obligations,” the statement sequence of events of the “The meeting also ap- informed. NSF ‘mass rally’ on January 23 Dimapur, Jan. 12 (EMN): The Naga Stu- deal on the Indo-Naga political dialogue dents' Federation (NSF) will be organising before the Nagaland state general assem- a mass rally on Jan. 23 at the Naga Solidar- bly elections. The NSF issued a statement ity Park in Kohima to press the government on Fri. inviting the “whole Nagas” to par- ~ Arien of India ‘to once and for all' seal the final ticipate in said event. You know my uncle lost 10 kilos in just a week because he's been running up and down for the candidate...it's After Kohima, ban on vehicle crash like he's the candidate only. WEATHER guards announced in Dimapur TEMPERATURE Dimapur, Jan. 12 (EMN): men on charges of selling of bischloromethyl ether, Following the Kohima po- “sub-standard” mosquito- which is an extremely potent Max: Min: lice’s directive to vehicle repellent coils ‘imported lung carcinogen...burning of KOHIMA 20.2° 4.7° owners to remove ‘crash from Burma’ at Dimapur’s one mosquito coil would DIMAPUR 23° 11.2° guards / bull bars’ fitted Hazi Park in Kalibari Road.