Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi takes oath as a nominated Rajya Sabha MP
Op IndiaFormer Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi took oath as a member of Rajya Sabha today, while facing protests from oppostion parties. Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi had retired as Chief Justice of India on November 17 last year. The former CJI’s nomination to Rajya Sabha has given heartburn to Supreme court Judges like Justice Madan Lokur, Kurien Joseph, AK Patnaik and Markandey Katju who fiercely ranted against CJI through his twitter handle. However, CJI Ranjan Gogoi defended his nomination to Rajya Sabha saying, “I have accepted the offer of the nomination to the Rajya Sabha because of strong conviction, that the legislature and the Judiciary must at some point of time worked together for Nation-building.” He said that his presence in Parliament will be an opportunity to project the views of the Judiciary before the legislature and vice versa.