CJI-Designate Justice Gavai Lauds Former CJI Ramana, Releases Book
Justice Ramana said the book was not a commentary on legal doctrines but a compilation of his thoughts
HYDERABAD: Chief Justice of India-designate Justice B.R. Gavai praised former CJI Justice N.V. Ramana for his contribution to the judiciary and lauded his vision in making justice accessible to the people. "I think Justice Ramana must be one of the first Chief Justice of India who had broken that ice of the judges being isolated from the public," Justice Gavai said.
Speaking at the launch event of the book titled "Narratives off the Bench: A Judge Speaks", a collection of speeches delivered by Justice Ramana, in Delhi on Wednesday, Justice Gavai said: "He believed in going to the people. He believed in meeting the people. I think he was truly the people’s Chief Justice of India." Supreme Court judges Justice Surya Kant and Justice Vikram Nath were present on the occasion.
Justice Ramana said the book was not a commentary on legal doctrines but a compilation of his thoughts which he had shared through various public speeches, and the thoughts which shaped over years of observations, reflections and inner dialogues. He said the book also reflected his experiences as a student leader, trade union activist, journalist, lawyer and judge.
“I have tried to crystallise these experiences into words. The judiciary is not a mere adjudicator of disputes. It is a symbol of constitutional morality. It is one of the last remaining spaces of hope for the common man," he said.
