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Facing a barrage of questions over his acceptance of a Rajya Sabha post, former Chief Justice of India and Rajya Sabha MP Ranjan Gogoi shot back saying why no questions were being asked from ‘activist judges’ and those taking commercial arbitration post retirement

Many former judges have joined politics post their retirement. That is nothing new. So, why are we hyping the nomination of former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi to the Rajya Sabha and calling his judgments partial?
 

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Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will retire on November 17 and as per tradition, he has recommended his immediate successor - Justice SA Bobde. Justice Bobde is number 2 in seniority after Justice Gogoi and is a former Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
 

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