Supreme Court Dismisses Lawyer’s Rs 1 Crore Claim for Cases Filed to ‘Save’ Ex-CJI Dipak Misra

Overview

• A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi called the plea misconceived and affirmed the Allahabad High Court’s rejection.
• The court noted the petitioner had appeared in person without incurring professional fees; he said he spent about ₹2 lakh and borrowed from his daughter.
• After losing, Advocate Ashok Pandey sought a certificate to appeal on an asserted constitutional question about a presidential reference and ministerial rejection, which the bench refused.
• The Allahabad High Court had earlier dismissed his writ seeking a Union Law Ministry payment of ₹1 crore and declined certification under Article 134A; his challenge to the President’s rejection of his representation also failed.
• The case stems from the 2018 episode when 71 Rajya Sabha MPs moved an impeachment notice against CJI Dipak Misra that then Chair Venkaiah Naidu rejected for lack of merit.