Chief Justice of India BR Gavai recently said that it gave Justice KV Viswanathan and him 'immense satisfaction' to pass orders against "bulldozer justice ".

While speaking at the 269th Friday Group, an academic group of Supreme Court advocates, CJI Gavai said that he got the opportunity to share the bench with Justice Viswanathan for approximately six months. During this time, the bench had passed a slew of directions against the executive trend of arbitrarily demolishing properties of accused/convicts. Holding those responsible for such action accountable, the bench had said that in a civilised society governed by the rule of law, bulldozer justice is unacceptable.

Recollecting the judgment, he said: " One of the judgments, I think, which gave immense satisfaction to both of us

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