Shortly after he submitted his resignation letter as a Calcutta high court judge, Abhijit Gangopadhyay, addressed a press conference in which he declared that he will be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but also crucially said that the saffron party had been in touch with him, while he was also in touch with them. 600 lawyers write to CJI, complain of ‘vested interest group’ trying ‘to pressure judiciary’ A group of lawyers have written to CJI D Y Chandrachud alleging that efforts were being made ‘to belittle and manipulate courts for personal and political reasons’ and urged the Supreme Court to act.