CJI Chandrachud: In his parting statement at the Supreme Court Bar relationship’s Friday farewell celebration for Justice Krishan Murari, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud recited a couplet from Bashir Badr and recalled his earlier relationship with the judge. The CJI recalled that Justice Murari and CJI Chandrachud collaborated on cases at the Allahabad High Court. “Musafir hain hum bhi, musafir ho tum bhi, kisi mod par fir mulaqat hogi,” CJI stated in his remarks. (We are both travellers; you are one, too. We’ll cross paths again. He commended Justice Murari for his dedication and genuine interest in picking up new skills while considering constitutional bench matters.
Justice Murari’s Journey on the Green Bench
A further statement from him was, “Aapke saath kuch lamhe kai yaaden bataur inaam mile, ek safar par nikle aur tujurbe tamam mile.” Justice Murari, according to CJI Chandrachud, has always maintained his composure, exemplifying virtue as the ideal behaviour for a judge. In his lecture, Justice Murari reflected on his time serving on the Constitution bench, which the Chief Justice of India had ordered to be paperless. He said, “When I was sitting on the Constitution bench, the CJI suddenly announced that this bench was going to be a green bench. I whispered in his ears that I didn’t know anything about computer operations. But the CJI said ‘I will make you learn’. The first day was very embarrassing. I was not able to operate it. Brother Narasimha then tilted his iPad so I could see. The very same evening, I asked my law clerks to guide me. It’s only after that I could carry on with the Constitution bench.”
Justice Murari’s Impactful Rulings and Retirement
Justice Murari participated in significant Constitution bench rulings during his roughly four-year stint as a judge on the Supreme Court, including the judgement regarding the Delhi government’s legislative and executive powers over the administration of services, with the exception of public order, police, and land.Justice Murari also delivered a ruling on the Maharashtra political issue, where the top court ruled that Uddhav Thackeray’s former Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government could not be reinstated because it had resigned in June of last year without taking a floor test.Although the Supreme Court is now operating with only 31 judges, it is authorised to have a total of 34 judges.The strength will drop to 30 with Justice Murari’s retirement.The Supreme Court Collegium earlier this week recommended two names to the Centre for consideration for promotion.
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