The CJI has cleared the impression that “judges appoint judges in India” and said the selection process is very democratic. Nonetheless, the executive has often tried to interfere without much success.
Senior Advocate Aman Lekhi on Friday resigned from the post of the Additional Solicitor General of India.
In a letter addressed to Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Friday, Lekhi said he was tendering his resignation from the post of ASG of India at the Supreme Court with immediate effect.
Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde on Wednesday recommended the central government to appoint Justice NV Ramana as his successor. Chief Justice Bobde is set to retire on April 23.