Among other things, Adish Aggarwala accuses the former CJI of seeking his help to rein in senior advocate Dushyant Dave.

'Alas, without any insightful and constructive discussion of the rival contentions in the presence of all the members comprising this Bench of seven judges, it is only individual opinions of four judges that could be crafted and circulated for perusal and approval.'

Sources told The Wire that an argument over the designation of a lawyer as a 'senior advocate' soon snowballed into a slanging match, with the CJI even going to the extent of reminding one senior judge that “he was talking to the Chief Justice of India”.

The SCBA has also questioned the Supreme Court’s decision to set up a museum to replace the erstwhile Judges’ Library.

One reason why the CJI kept his recommendation pending was so that he, through the Supreme Court Collegium, could be allowed to recommend a name to fill the lone vacancy in the apex court, The Wire was told by sources.

Speculation is rife that the NC has opened negotiations with Hindu independent MLAs to get them to join the new government.

Even the people for whose supposed betterment the controversial clauses were brought in are questioning them.

Every time the self-styled godman moves an application for grant of parole, word quickly spreads, often even before his application is decided, that he is coming.

For even the average BJP voter in the Jat-dominated state, the writing seems to be on the wall.

For decades, Jammuites agitated for ending the Durbar Move. Now, facing economic ruin, they hope it will be back soon. Kashmir, however, is apathetic to the demand.

Possibly realising it may have been a folly, even local BJP leaders muted their response to criticism.

The BJP did not field any candidate in Kashmir for the Lok Sabha polls and there is uncertainty about state Assembly polls. As Centre and BJP remain on the backfoot, critics ask where the post-370 paradise is. Most locals, including BJP voters, don't want a 'Delhi-like model'.

The scale of the negative PR is such that no amount of sponsorship of cricket tournaments or series will earn it brownie points or erase the last few days from public memory.