CJI Ranjan Gogoi sacks two SC staff for tampering with orders on RCom

In a late evening order on Wednesday, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi sacked two officers of the court who allegedly tampered with Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman’s directions asking Reliance Communications (RCom) chairman Anil Ambani to make a personal appearance in a contempt case.

The two court masters were given marching orders for allegedly leaving out the word “not” while uploading the order on the top court’s website.

On January 7, the apex court was hearing a contempt plea moved by Ericsson India against Anil Ambani and two top executives of RCom for not making a payment of Rs 550 crore despite repeated assurances. The court asked RCom to make a payment of Rs 118 crore for the time being against Ericsson’s total dues.