Govt officials balk at interfering in ex-CJI home row

With Supreme Court taking an antithetic measurement of asking the govt to instrumentality backmost the authoritative bungalow of CJI astatine 5, Krishna Menon Marg, officials are hopeful of the concern sorting retired itself sparing them of an unpleasant task of serving eviction announcement to a erstwhile CJI.

Media reports quoted ex-CJI D Y Chandrachud arsenic saying they (he & family) are acceptable to determination retired successful a fewer days.

Officials hopeful they won't request to service ex-CJI eviction notice

Amid media reports quoted ex-CJI D Y Chandrachud saying they (he & family) are acceptable to determination retired and it was lone a substance of a fewer days, officials successful the lodging and municipality affairs ministry said they are hopeful that determination would beryllium nary request for serving an eviction notice. Officials said this is possibly for the archetypal clip erstwhile the SC medication has asked it to get a bungalow vacated from a erstwhile CJI and instrumentality it to the SC lodging excavation for caller allotment.They added that for them it was a peculiar concern since the bungalow is placed nether the SC lodging excavation and it is the apex tribunal which takes a telephone connected allotment. In a July 1 missive to the lodging and municipality affairs secretary, the SC medication had pointed retired that the clip allowed for the erstwhile CJI to vacate the authoritative accommodation had expired, and hence, the bungalow indispensable beryllium vacated without delay.Sources said SC authorities wrote to the ministry arsenic each govt accommodations, including those meant for judges and belonging to the SC pool, autumn nether the ministry's jurisdiction and it is the ministry that is liable for carrying retired immoderate eviction.

SC is successful request of authoritative accommodation for 4 judges, sources said.Rule 3B of the SC Judges Rules, 2022, allows retired CJIs to clasp their bungalow for up to six months aft retirement. Justice Chandrachud, who retired arsenic CJI successful Nov 2024, has been staying there. In Dec, helium wrote to his successor and erstwhile CJI Justice Sanjiv Khanna, seeking clip until April 30, 2025, to clasp the bungalow, and this was allowed.Again successful April, helium wrote to the past CJI, Khanna, seeking clip until June 30, citing trouble successful uncovering a suitable accommodation.