Chief justice JS Shehar said, “I become Chief Justice in this country without any discrimination”
New Delhi: “Have you heard the name of Abdullah?” Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, JS Khehar initiated the speech at the Independence Day function from this question. The question was from RS Suri, chairman of the Supreme Court Bar Association, who spoke respected for the anonymous sepoys of independence in his speech.
Chief Justice himself responded, “Abdullah was a Waheedi Muslim. On September 28, 1871, he knocked the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court John Paxston Norman. The judge died the next day. Abdullah did not run, got arrested, arrested He was angry with the British government’s discriminatory policies. He told this in his statement. ”
Referring to the rights granted to citizens in India
After this, JS Khehar started talking about the rights achieved to citizens in India. He told that he was born in Kenya, which was then the British colony. There were British first class citizens. Then there was status of American and European people. After these, Asian are last. According to this status, he got the rights on the job and other facilities based on his class.
Chief Justice said, “Today our President is from the Dalit fraternity. PM are those who sell tea. I become Chief Justice in this country without any discrimination.
Event in presence of Ravi Shankar Prasad
In the proceedings in the presence of law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Chief Justice said, “Last week I went to Chandigarh on a wedding. There I wore a T-shirt with a gift from my son. It was written on ‘Proud to be a Sikh, by birth and bye choice.’ I liked it. These countries give you the opportunity to take pride in your religion, your area. We should be proud of this country. ”
Last year, during the same program, there was a tension between then Chief Justice TS Thakur and Law Minister. Justice Thakur raised the issue of lack of judges in the High Court. He accused the government of neglecting judiciary on gesture. On the contrary, this time there was a better coordination between Chief Justice and Law Minister. Law Minister said that 75 judges have been appointed till now this year. By the end of the year, this number can cross 125.
