Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi Takes Oath As Nominated Member Of Rajya Sabha [Video]
Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi took oath as Rajya Sabha member at 11 AM on Thursday. On Monday night, the President of India had nominated Justice Gogoi to Rajya Sabha as a nominated member.Justice Gogoi has been nominated to fill the vacancy caused due to the retirement of one of the nominated member, Senior Advocate K.T.S. Tulsi. Other nominated members in the Rajya Sabha are Swapan Dasgupta,...
Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi took oath as Rajya Sabha member at 11 AM on Thursday.
On Monday night, the President of India had nominated Justice Gogoi to Rajya Sabha as a nominated member.
Justice Gogoi has been nominated to fill the vacancy caused due to the retirement of one of the nominated member, Senior Advocate K.T.S. Tulsi. Other nominated members in the Rajya Sabha are Swapan Dasgupta, Dr. Subramanian Swamy, Dr. Narendra Jadhav , Suresh Gopi, Mrs. Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati, Roopa Ganguly, Ram Shakal , Rakesh Sinha, Dr. Sonal Mansingh and Raghunath Mohapatra.
"I have accepted the offer of the nomination to the Rajya Sabha because of strong conviction, that the legislature and the Judiciary must at some point of time work together for Nation-building," the Judge had reportedly told a news agency.
A writ petition challenging the nomination of former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to the Rajya Sabha has been filed by academician Madhu Purnima Kishwar in the Supreme court today.