The bribery charge is linked to a retired Orissa High Court judge who has been accused of trying to influence the outcome of a medical college case in the top court. "Prima facie, it is a contempt on the face of the court," the bench observed during the hearing. The court said it was a case of "forum hunting (attempting to get a case listed before a preferred bench) and sheer contempt" by the petitioners. Justice Arun Misra said Bhushan and Jaiswal should first explain their conduct of filing two identical petitions and getting them listed before Justice Chelameswar's bench. Prashant Bhushan said Justice Chelameswar had orally listed the CJAR matter before himself but the registry later listed it before Justice Sikiri's bench.

Source: The Telegraph November 13, 2017 21:45 UTC