Master Of The Roster System In Supreme Court 

Master of the Rooster issue Article 124 of the Constitution of India specifies that there shall be a Supreme Court of India consisting of the Chief Justice of India and other judges.

When it comes to this, all the judges do not sit together and hear the case, as happens in the Federal Court of America, but the case goes to the judges sitting in small groups for hearing.That is, usually 8 to 10 such benches sit in The Supreme Court which deal with different cases.  It can be said that there are several Supreme Courts functioning simultaneously in the Supreme Court and all have the same judicial validity. Now, the subject is that when there are so many Supreme Courts working together, how to determine which bench will hear which case and how will the composition of the benches be formed? Before knowing the answer to this question, it is necessary to understand here that the act of 'constitution of benches' and 'case allocation' is not a judicial process. That is, it is usually determined noton the basis of 'merit of the case' but on the basis of pre-determined process' so that administrative ease is maintained. Basically the process is that there are already some categories according to the nature of the cases which are automatically allotted to the judges according to their expertise. For a long time this process has been done automatically by computer. However, inspite of all this the Chief Justice of India.    

This meant that the 'judicial process' should also be 'sacred' like justice and this sanctity can be saved only when the allocation of cases and constitution of benches is just. The Chief Justice has 'veto power'. Explaining the reasoning for not giving, Ambedkar had said before the Constituent Assembly -"There is no doubt that the CJI is a very intelligent person, but he also has the same feelings and prejudices like a common man." Although Ambedkar Were saying this in some other context but it can also be seen in the context of Master of the Rooster. Renowned Constitutional expert, Upendra Bakshi mentions some conventions with reference to the roster which should be followed, such as- The CJI being accountable to his colleagues in general and the public in particular, if a Bench is to be held in any case.