Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi nominated to the Rajya Sabha

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New Delhi, March 16, 2020: Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Ram Nath Kovind.

Gogoi, the first person from northeast to reach the top of judiciary, retired as the chief justice of India last November.

A notification to this effect was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs. "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 80 of the Constitution of India, read with clause (3) of that article, the President is pleased to nominate Shri Ranjan Gogoi to the Council of States to fill the vacancy caused due to the retirement of one of the nominated members," the notification said.

The vacancy was created due to retirement of KTS Tulsi.

Gogoi headed a five-judge bench that gave the verdict on the sensitive Ayodhya land dispute on November 9 last year. He also headed the benches that ruled on matters like entry of women in Sabarimala temple and Rafale fighter jet deal.

Justice Gogoi’s tenure as CJI was not free of controversy as he faced allegations of sexual harassment, of which he was cleared.