US EditionVice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar Backs CJI Gavai After Protocol Lapse in Maharashtra
- Chief Justice of India BR Gavai visited Maharashtra on May 18, 2025, for his first official visit as CJI and spoke at a Bar Council event in Mumbai.
- Gavai expressed serious disappointment over the absence of the Maharashtra Chief Secretary, DGP, and Mumbai Police Commissioner at the felicitation, linking it to respect among constitutional organs.
- He highlighted that the judiciary, legislature, and executive are coequal branches of democracy and stressed that each branch should appropriately honor and acknowledge the role of the others to maintain the constitutional framework.
- Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar echoed Gavai’s concerns, underlining the significance of following protocol for constitutional practice and stating that after leaving his post, he plans to make sure his successor’s photograph is displayed.
- The incident underscores ongoing challenges in ensuring mutual respect between branches of government and highlights calls for adherence to constitutional protocol in India’s democracy.
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Puthiya Tamilagam Party Chief Slams Maharashtra CM over Breach of Protocol During CJI Gavai's Mumbai Visit
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Justice Gavai, who took charge as the 52nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India on May 14, made his first official visit to his hometown over the weekend. India News | Puthiya Tamilagam Party Chief Slams Maharashtra CM over Breach of Protocol During CJI Gavai's Mumbai Visit.
On Maharashtra visit, CJI Gavai miffed over absence of top officials at event
Speaking at the event in Mumbai, organised by the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, CJI Gavai said, “We say that there are three pillars of democracy, judiciary, legislature and executive, and that they are equal.
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