The CJI additionally stated he has at all times thought of the bar and the bench to be “equal stakeholders” within the establishment of administration of justice.
He was talking at a operate organised right here by the Supreme Courtroom Bar Affiliation (SCBA) to felicitate him.
“I imagine that the chief justice is simply the primary amongst equals and the Supreme Courtroom ought to by no means be a chief justice-centric court docket,” the CJI stated.
He stated the apex court docket needs to be a court docket of all of the judges and members of the bar.
“And due to this fact, I imagine in a democratic functioning. So no matter choices we take are the choices of the complete court docket,” he stated. The CJI stated the apex court docket has had the very best variety of disposals through the partial working days from Could 26 to July 11 within the final so a few years. The highest court docket had rechristened its conventional summer season holidays as “partial court docket working days” this yr.
“I have to say that with the cooperation of all of you and my colleagues, we have now had the very best variety of disposals throughout partial working days within the final so a few years,” the CJI stated in his deal with.
He stated the members of the bar have at all times given him loads of love and affection.
“As a matter of truth, I've at all times thought of the bar and the bench to be equal stakeholders within the establishment of administration of justice,” the CJI stated, including they had been like two wheels of a golden chariot of the establishment of administration of justice.
Justice Gavai, who additionally recalled days when he was a decide of the Bombay Excessive Courtroom, stated each time he acquired a chance to be the chairman of infrastructure and constructing committee, he took determination that each time new buildings had been to be constructed, the president and secretary of the bar affiliation can be a part of the panel which might finalise the plans.
He stated this was completed in order that wants of the bar members in addition to that of the litigants coming to the court docket, together with those that are specifically abled, had been considered.
“I can't promise you something however on behalf of all my colleagues, I can solely guarantee that we'll take a look at all of the calls for in a optimistic method and we'll at all times contemplate that the bar is an equal stakeholder,” the CJI instructed the bar members.
Legal professional Common R Venkataramani and SCBA president Vikas Singh additionally addressed the gathering.
