New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to appoint the petitioner as a judge of the Telangana High Court, terming the matter as an abuse of the judicial process and a “mockery of the system.”

Visibly irked, Chief Justice B R Gavai said, “I will do one thing, I will constitute a bench of the three senior-most (SC) judges for a collegium meeting here … Where have you heard of making a representation and application for appointment as a high court judge? This is a mockery of the system!”

The bench, also comprising Justice K Vinod Chandran, was hearing a petition filed by one G V Sarvan Kumar seeking a direction to elevate him as a judge of the high court.

The CJI asked as to how such a plea could even be filed. The bench also admonished the

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