October 1, 2018
On Monday, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said that the Indian judiciary is the "most robust institution" in the world & young lawyers are assets having potential to develop the jurisprudence.
"Our judiciary has been strongest judiciary in the world having capability to handle mind boggling number of cases," Justice Dipak Misra, who'll retire as the CJI on Tuesday, said while speaking at the farewell function organised at the premises of the Supreme Court.
The CJI said that "Justice must have human face".
"History can be sometimes kind & unkind. I do not judge people by their history but by their activities, perspective," the CJI Misra said.
"In my whole career as a Judge, I never dissociated myself from the lady of equity," Justice Misra said.
"I am indebted to Bar at every level & go from here with satisfaction", he added.
Juctice Misra spoke after Chief Justice of India-designate, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, praised him saying that his greatest contribution has been to civil liberties & cited his recent verdicts in this regard.
Justice Gogoi, who'll be sworn-in as the CJI on 3rd October, said that Justice Dipak Misra was a remarkable judge.
He said "if we fail in endeavour to hold true to our Constitutional ideals, we'll continue to kill, hate each other", and added that the Judges in the Supreme Court of India are all committed & they will remain committed.
"We live in times when what we should eat, wear have stopped being little things of our personal lives," Justice Ranjan Gogoi said while addressing the farewell function for the CJI.
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