New Delhi: Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi was nominated to Rajya Sabha by President Ram Nath Kovind. The Minister of Home Affairs issued a notification in this regard on Monday late night.

The Home Ministry in its notification states that the nomination has been made to fill the vacancy under the President’s quota, which has vacant due to the retirement of one of the nominated member. Former Chief Justice Gogoi had retired November last year. He was one of the five Judges who had pronounced the verdict last year on the politically sensitive Ram Janma Bhoomi- Babri Masjid title suit and was also one of the four Judges who had held an unprecedented press conference in 2018, which was perceived by many as a revolt against the then CJI Deepak Mishra.