After an unprecedented press conference by four senior most Supreme Courtjudges on January 12 over “selective” allocation and amidst subsequent parleys to resolve the rift, Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Thursday published a new subject-wise roster for allocation of cases to various Supreme Court Benches to be implemented from February 5. The publication of the judges' roster of case allocation is for the first time in the history of the Supreme Court. The move follows a decision of a Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice Misra declaring the Chief Justice of India’s dominance as the master of the roster in order to protect the Supreme Court from “anarchy”. The five-judge Bench, on November 10 last year, proclaimed it was the Chief Justice’s sole prerogative to decide what case has to be heard by which judge.

After an unprecedented press conference by four senior most Supreme Courtjudges on January 12 over “selective” allocation and amidst subsequent parleys to resolve the rift, Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Thursday published a new subject-wise roster for allocation of cases to various Supreme Court Benches to be implemented from February 5. The publication of the judges' roster of case allocation is for the first time in the history of the Supreme Court. The move follows a decision of a Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice Misra declaring the Chief Justice of India’s dominance as the master of the roster in order to protect the Supreme Court from “anarchy”. The five-judge Bench, on November 10 last year, proclaimed it was the Chief Justice’s sole prerogative to decide what case has to be heard by which judge.