Chief Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai (CJI BR Gavai) has said that he is a secular person, believes in all religions and follows Buddhism. CJI BR Gavai said that he had learned these things from his father, who himself was a secular person and a true follower of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar.
According to the report of Live Law, the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association had organized a farewell for CJI BR Gavai before his retirement, where he said these things. CJI Gavai said, ‘I follow Buddhism, but I have not studied any religion very deeply. I am completely a secular person. I believe in all religions like Islam, Hindu, Buddhism, Sikh. I learned this from my father.
CJI BR Gavai said, ‘My father was also a secular person. He was a true follower of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and I have always seen in my childhood that whenever he used to go to political programs and his friends used to say to him – Sir, come here, there is a very famous Dargah here, the Gurudwara here is famous. So that’s how I grew up respecting all religions.
Justice BR Gavai said that he will leave the post on November 23 with a feeling of satisfaction at the end of his 41 years of journey and will hand over the responsibility to Justice Surya Kant. During this, he also talked about his early life with Justice Surya Kant and said that both of them were from very normal families. CJI Gavai told that he studied in a municipal school in the semi-slum area of Amravati, Maharashtra, while Justice Surya Kant studied in a government school in Hisar.
Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai is retiring from the post of CJI on 23 November. He is the 52nd Chief Justice of the country, who assumed the post of CJI on May 14. His tenure as CJI is 6 months and 6 days, whereas he has been a Supreme Court judge for 6 and a half years.
Justice Surya Kant is the most senior judge of the Supreme Court after him, hence he will hold the post of CJI. CJI Gavai had recommended his name to the Central Government, which has been approved by the President. Justice Surya Kant will take over as CJI on November 24 and will hold this post for about one and a half years. His tenure is till February 9, 2027. He is currently 62 years old and on February 10, he will be 65 years old, a day before which he is due to retire.
CJI BR Gavai Retirement: ‘I support Islam, Hindu, Sikh everyone…’, what did CJI Gavai say about religion before retirement?
Chief Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai (CJI BR Gavai) has said that he is a secular person, believes in all religions and follows Buddhism. CJI BR Gavai said that he had learned these things from his father, who himself was a secular person and a true follower of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar.
According to the report of Live Law, the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association had organized a farewell for CJI BR Gavai before his retirement, where he said these things. CJI Gavai said, ‘I follow Buddhism, but I have not studied any religion very deeply. I am completely a secular person. I believe in all religions like Islam, Hindu, Buddhism, Sikh. I learned this from my father.
CJI BR Gavai said, ‘My father was also a secular person. He was a true follower of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and I have always seen in my childhood that whenever he used to go to political programs and his friends used to say to him – Sir, come here, there is a very famous Dargah here, the Gurudwara here is famous. So that’s how I grew up respecting all religions.
Justice BR Gavai said that he will leave the post on November 23 with a feeling of satisfaction at the end of his 41 years of journey and will hand over the responsibility to Justice Surya Kant. During this, he also talked about his early life with Justice Surya Kant and said that both of them were from very normal families. CJI Gavai told that he studied in a municipal school in the semi-slum area of Amravati, Maharashtra, while Justice Surya Kant studied in a government school in Hisar.
Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai is retiring from the post of CJI on 23 November. He is the 52nd Chief Justice of the country, who assumed the post of CJI on May 14. His tenure as CJI is 6 months and 6 days, whereas he has been a Supreme Court judge for 6 and a half years.
Justice Surya Kant is the most senior judge of the Supreme Court after him, hence he will hold the post of CJI. CJI Gavai had recommended his name to the Central Government, which has been approved by the President. Justice Surya Kant will take over as CJI on November 24 and will hold this post for about one and a half years. His tenure is till February 9, 2027. He is currently 62 years old and on February 10, he will be 65 years old, a day before which he is due to retire.
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