High court bench nixes evaluate plea in opposition to order pushing aside PIL on CJI’s appointment

New Delhi: A Delhi High courtroom bench of Justices Sanjeev Sachdeva and Vikas Mahajan, on Monday, disregarded a evaluation petition filed in opposition to an order quashing a PIL difficult the appointment of Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud as the fiftieth Chief Justice of India (CJI).

Dealing with Sanjeev Kumar Tiwari’s plea, the bench brushed aside it as no floor used to be made out to assessment the order dated November 11, 2022, when his PIL was once set apart by way of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma-led bench.

The bench stated that the current assessment petition seems to be an attraction disguised as assessment and the petitioner (Tiwari) has now not been in a position to factor any error.

“This does now not fall beneath review. Review is solely when there is an error. Error has no longer been pointed out both in your petition or your arguments,” the bench stated whilst disregarding the petition.

Earlier, the HC thru the impugned order had imposed a price of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioner.

On January 13, CJ-led bench recused itself from the depend as the impugned order pushing aside the PIL has additionally been surpassed with the aid of the identical bench.

Petitioner’s allegations being defamatory, the suggestions for Centre had submitted earlier than the courtroom that a strict motion have to be taken towards Tiwari.

A comparable argument was once earlier rejected by using the Supreme Court on the grounds that it was once ill-conceived and except merit.

The petitioner’s attorney had claimed that Justice Chandrachud does now not deem healthy to take an oath given that his son is acting in a count earlier than the Bombay High Court and then him passing an order in the identical case.

The plea to lengthen Justice Chandrachud’s taking the oath of workplace as India’s subsequent Chief Justice used to be brushed aside by using the bench of the then CJI U.U. Lalit after it was once decided that the claims of combat of hobby in opposition to him lacked validity.

Succeeding CJI Lalit, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud used to be administered oath as the fiftieth Chief Justice on November 9, 2022.

CJI Chandrachud will serve until November 10, 2024.

Born on November 11, 1959, Justice Chandrachud used to be appointed as the Supreme Court decide on May 13, 2016. Before that, he had served as the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court from October31, 2013 till his appointment to the Supreme Court.