As he demits office this evening, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday said he was certain his successor Justice BR Gavai would uphold the fundamental rights and the basic constitutional doctrines and values of the Supreme Court.
Overwhelmed by the rich accolades and praises heaped on him on his last day at the Supreme Court, Justice Khanna – sitting in the ceremonial Bench with Justice Gavai, and Justice Sanjay Kumar — called his successor as his “biggest support” and expressed confidence in Justice Gavai’s leadership and commitment to constitutional values.
“What to say about justice and CJI-designate BR Gavai, we got elevated the same year. Here we are in the collegium, and thereafter…we have interacted on several occasions. And I must say, he has been my biggest support. And I am sure that you have in Justice Gavai an excellent chief justice who’s going to uphold the institution and who’s going to uphold the fundamental rights, who’s going to uphold our basic doctrines which we have adopted and applied,” Justice Khanna said.
