NEW DELHI: Judges traditionally avoid commenting publicly on their own judgments, but on Friday CJI B R Gavai departed from that norm to pick his verdict against “bulldozer justice” as his most important one, followed by the ruling allowing states to sub-classify SCs and STs for job reservations. At the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) farewell function, CJI Gavai said he could do so as he has completed his judgments and doesn’t have any judicial work as he is retiring on Sunday. He said if he was asked to pick the most important judgment authored by him, it would undoubtedly be the one against bulldozer justice. “Bulldozer justice is against the grain of rule of law. How can a house be demolished just because a person is accused of a crime or convicted for it? What is the fault o
Order against ‘bulldozer justice’ was my most important: CJI Gavai
The Times of India1 hrs ago
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