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Responding to the question of a legal news portal, Justice Gawai said that many times, you (court) try to cross the boundaries.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice BR Gawai said that the power of Judicial Review (Judicial Review) should be used with restraint. This should happen only when a law violates the basic structure of the Constitution.
Responding to the question of a legal news portal, Justice Gawai said that many times you (court) try to cross the boundaries and try to enter there, where the judiciary should not usually enter. Justice Gawai further said that judicial alertness is necessary, but it should not be changed to judicial terraism.
Speaking on the subject, Justice BR Gavai, while speaking on the subject of ‘from Representation to Realization Embodiang the Constitutions Principal’ in the Oxford Union, said that when the legislature and executive fail to protect the rights of citizens, the judiciary has to intervene. But the limit and dignity of this intervention should be.
CJI’s last 2 statements on the issue of politics …
May 2025: Justice Gawai refuses to enter politics: said- I will not take any post after retirement
CJI Gawai refused to enter politics after retiring. He had said that after holding the post of CJI, the person should not take any responsibility. On the misuse of social media, he said- I do not follow social media, but I also believe that justis cannot sit in his homes and give decisions. We have to understand the issues of the common man.
October 2024: Gawai said- Do not praise the judge leader, people really lose their trust
Justice BR Gawai had said that the judge should be behaved according to the high standard of Judicial Athics on the bench and out of the bench. He said that if he praises a politician or bureaucrat of the judge while in office and outside the purview of etiquette, people’s trust in the entire judiciary can be affected.
The resignation of a judge to contest elections can affect people’s perception about fairness. Judicial ethics and honesty are the basic pillars that maintain the reliability of the legal system.
Justice Gawai started a legal career in 1985 Justice Gawai was born on 24 November 1960 in Amravati, Maharashtra. He started a legal career in 1985. In 1987, he started independent practice in the Bombay High Court. Earlier, he worked with former Advocate General and High Court Judge Late King S Bhonsle.
Advocated in the Bombay High Court from 1987 to 1990. From August 1992 to July 1993, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court was appointed as Assistant Government Prosecutors and Additional Public Prosecutors. On 14 November 2003, promoted as Additional Judge of Bombay High Court. On 12 November 2005, he became a permanent judge of the Bombay High Court.
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