Sir — This refers to the report, “Master of Rolls, CJI need not consult collegium: SC” (July 7). The Supreme Court (SC) made it clear more than once that the CJI is the “master of roster” while allocating cases to different benches of the SC and it has cleared the air again. Evidently, the infamous rebellion of four senior SC judges have emboldened the activist lawyers to go the whole hog against the CJI.

As a torchbearer of the country’s judiciary, the CJI commands respect from the legal fraternity and judges across the country. The “collective allocation” of cases by collegium or by all judges will end in chaos because a particular judge would be keen to hear a specific case according to his legal acumen. It is a myth that cases involving substantial points of law should be heard by senior judges because all have risen to the top court due to their legal experience. The SC should throw such frivolous petitions out of the window to enable other cases to be heard expeditiously.

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