Chief Justice of India Bhushan Gavai on Tuesday urged that the new Bombay High Court building proposed to come up at Bandra should reflect democratic values and not be marked by extravagance. Speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the new complex, attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, the CJI stressed that the High Court must remain a “temple of justice, not a seven-star hotel.”

Congratulating the judges of the Bombay High Court and the State leadership for taking the long-awaited project forward, CJI Gavai said he had read in newspapers about the reportedly lavish design of the proposed building. “I read that one lift will be shared by only two judges... I would like to say that judges are no more feuda

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