Supreme Court

Days after he led a revolt against Chief Justice Dipak Misra over the functioning of the Supreme Court and "arbitrary allocation" of cases, Justice J. Chelameswar on Monday said the apex court is not supposed to be a superintendent court as per the Constitution but has become one in practice. An impartial and an independent judiciary was essential for the survival of a liberal democracy, Justice Chelameswar said at the book launch of "Supreme Court of India - The Beginnings" by George H. Gadbois.