A Case I Won – But I Would Prefer To Have Lost. Criticizing his own win, Nariman said I don't see what is so special about the first five judges of the Supreme Court. They are only the first five in seniority of appointment – not necessarily in superiority of wisdom or competence. I see no reason why all the judges in the highest court should not be consulted when a proposal is made for appointment of a high court judge (or an eminent advocate) to be a judge of the Supreme Court. I would suggest that the closed-circuit network of five judges should be disbanded.

When he appeared in the Second Judges Case in the the Supreme Court Nariman which he won. - Fali S. Nariman, 'Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography