No constitutional crisis, only procedural problems: Justice Kurian (Lead, changing dateline)

IANS  |  Kochi 

Justice Kurian Joseph, one of the four Supreme judges who revolted against Misra, on Saturday said there was no constitutional crisis in the apex and the issues they had raised appeared to have been sorted out.

"We did this for a cause and I think (the) issues appear to have been sorted out. This was not against anyone nor are we having anything personal.

It was meant to see that more transparency is there," said Justice Joseph.

He, however, did not elaborate.

He was speaking to reporters gere a day after he and three other senior Supreme judges, in an unprecedented event, called a press conference in and attacked the on various issues.

"There will be no constitutional crisis and there are only problems in procedures and that will be corrected," Justice Joseph told reporters here.

He said the judges had "written everything in the letter" they released on Friday and which they had sent to Justice Misra a couple of months ago.

Asked whether he felt that the judges should not have come out in the open with their grievances against the Chief Justice, he said: "Any problem, everyone can see two sides. Whatever we have to say we have written in the letter."

In reply to a question, on why they failed to brief the of the issues, he said the is only the appointing authority.

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First Published: Sat, January 13 2018. 18:38 IST