Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan on Tuesday made his first comments on being nominated by President Ram Nath Kovind to the Rajya Sabha. Gogoi is the first former Chief Justice of India to be nominated to the Upper House of the Parliament. During his tenure as judge and as CJI, Gogoi also faced allegations of sexual harassment. The Wire reports that the direct nomination by the government of a former chief justice is unprecedented. Former Chief Justice Ranganath Misra was also a Rajya Sabha member but he was elected on a Congress party ticket when the party was not in power at the Centre.

Source: Huffington Post March 17, 2020 08:26 UTC