Maligning Justice Sikri for politics?

Justice AK Sikri on Sunday withdrew his consent to a government offer to nominate him for post in the London-based Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal (CSAT).

But, Opposition was quick to link CSAT assignment with Justice Sikri's participation in the committee, which decided on the ouster of Alok Verma as CBI director.

Hitting out at the government, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said the Centre has a "lot of explaining to do" on the nomination of Sikri to CSAT.

However, the fact is that government is understood to have recommended Supreme Court Justice Sikri's name for CSAT late last year. So, is this an attempt to discredit Sikri just because he voted against Alok Verma?