Some of the popular judgments he has been a part of include the Ram Janmabhoomi Case, the Sale of Firecrackers case, and the case pertaining to allegations of sexual harassment against former CJI Gogoi.
Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde on his last day of office on Friday said that he is retiring with the satisfaction of having done his best to lead the Supreme Court. During a brief farewell, which takes place in the courtroom on the last working day of a judge, the Chief Justice also said that he’s leaving the court with happiness, goodwill with very fond memories.
Chief Justice Bobde began his journey in the legal world in 1978 and has practiced before the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, been a judge in the Bombay HC, and Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in 2012. He was elevated to the Supreme Court on April 12, 2013, and succeeded Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on November 18, 2019.
Some of the popular judgments he has been a part of include the Ram Janmabhoomi Case, the Sale of Firecrackers case, and the case pertaining to allegations of sexual harassment against former CJI Gogoi.
Attorney General KK Venugopal, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, and other senior lawyers were present at the farewell function for the Chief Justice and lauded his efforts, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Attorney General also went on to said that the tenure of the CJI should be at least 3 years.
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“In March 2020 the world was suffering from COVID19. The Supreme Court also had to take a call and the Bar thought the Court will close down. But then CJI Bobde rose to the occasion and started virtual hearing and almost 50,000 cases have been disposed of. It’s a great achievement”, AG Venugopal said.
“CJI SA Bobde will not only be known as an erudite and brilliant judge but also a loving and caring human, we will miss you. We wish you a healthy and successful life ahead,” said the Solicitor General.
The Supreme Court, on CJI’s last day, witnessed an eventful and heated hearing today with regards to its decision to take suo-moto cognizance of the prevailing COVID-19 situation. Senior lawyer and President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Vikas Singh said “You had taken up such a contentious matter on the last day too. This shows the involvement of the Judges and to ensure oxygen supply can be maintained. Till the last day you were concerned about what is happening.”
“I hand over the baton to Justice Ramana who will, I am sure, very ably lead the court.”
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On a lighter note, CJI Bobde, while talking about virtual hearings quipped “Advantages (of virtual hearings) was that hearings were homely as I could see hills behind lawyers, sculptures and paintings behind lawyers including guns and pistols. The painting behind SG Mehta has been removed now.”
With CJI Bobde’s retirement, Justice NV Ramana is all set to take over as the 48th Chief Justice of India.
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