 Following the 4 judges' press conference, the "junior judge", Justice Arun Kumar Mishra took serious exception to the 4 judges' allegations, saying that they "attacked his reputation".In the presence of other judges, he reportedly said “The only thing I have earned in my life is reputation and you have tried to attack it... How do you propose to give it back to me?You should have killed me with a bullet rather than attacking my reputation.” Later, he recused from the case and requested the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, to constitute another bench.