India’s Top Court Split as Spotlight Falls on Chief Justice
Judicial dispute has hit investment sentiment on key gauges
Case involving death of fellow judge one reason for the rift
A unprecedented rift has opened in India’s supreme court, with four senior judges speaking out against the chief justice in a move that could hinder Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s move to sell Asia’s third-largest economy as a transparent investment destination.
India’s key equity gauges -- the Sensex and Nifty 50 -- dropped as much as 0.5 percent after the judges addressed the media in New Delhi in a dramatic public airing of their long-standing dispute. They said the Supreme Court is "not in order" and alleged senior judges were not being properly allocated matters.
Justice J. Chelameswar said he along with the other three judges met the Chief Justice ...