Justice Trivedi asked Sibal, who was arguing against the law, whether he was part of the opposition or the ruling political party when the PMLA was brought into force.
The oath taking of the judge who was recommended along with Unni Krishnan Nair was put on hold in order to ensure that seniority of Nair was not affected. The government eventually cleared Nair's name.
CJI Chandrachud stated that the question was "to what extent do you disable an individual from becoming a judge just by virtue of the fact that they have at a certain point of time appeared for a political cause"
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a plea challenging the Bombay High Court's decision to strike down certain rules for the appointment of members to consumer dispute redressal commissions.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that its previous orders regulating the sale and manufacture of fireworks to control air and noise pollution are applicable to all States.