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India Supreme Court judges: Democracy is in danger
Image caption India's top court is facing intense scrutiny
Four of India's most senior Supreme Court judges have warned that democracy is under threat because of the way the court is being run.
In the first ever news conference by sitting judges at India's top court, they said Chief Justice Dipak Misra was ignoring rules and assigning cases according to his own preferences.
Chief Justice Misra has not responded.
The event has prompted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold an emergency meeting with his law minister.
"The four of us are convinced that unless this institution is preserved and it maintains its equanimity, democracy will not survive in this country," Justice Jasti Chelameswar said at the news conference, held at his Delhi home.
The four judges - the most senior of the court's 25 judges after the chief justice - circulated a letter accusing Chief Justice Misra of assigning important cases selectively to benches "with no rationale", implying that he had sought to influence the outcome.
India Supreme Court judges: Democracy is in danger
- 12 January 2018
Image caption India's top court is facing intense scrutiny
Four of India's most senior Supreme Court judges have warned that democracy is under threat because of the way the court is being run.
In the first ever news conference by sitting judges at India's top court, they said Chief Justice Dipak Misra was ignoring rules and assigning cases according to his own preferences.
Chief Justice Misra has not responded.
The event has prompted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold an emergency meeting with his law minister.
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"The four of us are convinced that unless this institution is preserved and it maintains its equanimity, democracy will not survive in this country," Justice Jasti Chelameswar said at the news conference, held at his Delhi home.
The four judges - the most senior of the court's 25 judges after the chief justice - circulated a letter accusing Chief Justice Misra of assigning important cases selectively to benches "with no rationale", implying that he had sought to influence the outcome.
