The outgoing Supreme Court choose Justice S Abdul Nazeer become lauded through the Supreme Court Bar Association on Wednesday for his concurrence with the bulk view withinside the landmark Ayodhya land dispute case. According to Bar and Bench, SCBA president Vikas Singh stated Justice Nazeer “agreed with the bulk view and that indicates his mind-set that kingdom comes first and an character like him comes final”, calling him a “actual embodiment of secularism”. Singh made the feedback all through the farewell occasion organised through the Supreme Court Bar Association on Justice Nazeer’s final day as a choose of the pinnacle court.
Speaking on the occasion, the outgoing Supreme Court choose underscored the shortage of ok illustration of ladies withinside the judiciary and stated that calling the Indian judiciary immune from gender inequalities become some distance from the reality. He said that whilst the apex court “has come an extended manner on account that its inception”, there has been room for development.
“Supreme Court has usually strived for excellence and I humbly renowned that it has come an extended manner on account that its inception. I am sure beneathneath the steering of CJI Chandrachud this apex group is prepared to stand demanding situations of latest dynamic scenario,” he stated.
“There is usually room for development and changes. For instance, if I had been to mention Indian judiciary is resistant to gender inequalities that exist inside our society, I can not be farther farfar from the reality. The illustration of ladies withinside the judiciary remains very low,” he added.
Elevated as a Supreme Court choose on February 17, 2017, Justice Nazeer become a part of numerous benches which introduced landmark verdicts consisting of the ones at the politically touchy Ayodhya land dispute, immediate triple talaq and the only that declared proper to privateness a essential proper. The outgoing choose ended his speech with a Sanskrit shloka.
“I cease with this shloka that resonates maximum with me – dharme sarvam pratishthitam tasmaad dharmam paramam vadanti. It method the whole thing on this international is based on ‘dharma’, hence, it’s far the remaining supreme. Thank you, Jai Hind!” Live Law quoted the choose as saying.