If it Was a Bargain, Wouldn't Settle for Rajya Sabha Seat: Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi The former chief justice also said the judiciary was "ramshackled". File photo of Prime Minster Narendra Modi and Ranjan Gogoi, former chief justice of India, whom the government has nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha. Photo: PTI Law14/Feb/2021 New Delhi: At an event organised by the India Today group, former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi talked about the controversies surrounding him, including his nomination to the Rajya Sabha last year post his retirement and the verdict on the Ayodhya dispute and the Rafale deal.