Justice Surya Kant, part of key verdicts including the abrogation of Article 370, took oath as India’s 53rd Chief Justice on Monday, succeeding Justice B R Gavai. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Hindi.
Chief Justice B R Gavai, speaking at the Diamond Jubilee of Dr Ambedkar College in Nagpur, urged students to adopt Dr. Ambedkar’s visionary ideals. Chief Minister Fadnavis praised the college’s role in transforming lives through quality education for the underprivileged
The Supreme Court will hear a suo motu case on Monday over probe agencies summoning lawyers for advising clients, following ED summons to senior advocates. The court flagged it as a threat to the legal profession and judicial independence.
Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Sunday expressed his displeasure over the absence of Maharashtra's Chief Secretary, Director General of Police or the city police commissioner to receive him during his first visit to the state after being elevated to the top post