Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud was given a ceremonial farewell in the Supreme Court of India as he retires from judicial service on Friday.In an online streaming of the Ceremonial Bench, the lawyers, including Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Kapil Sibal, addressed the outgoing CJI and remembered his contribution to the judiciary.Sharing some light moments on the last day of Justice Chandrachud at the office, several lawyers, including Singhvi, expressed their willingness to know the “secret of your youthfulness”.What did top lawyers say?Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that it was the last time that he was addressing Justice Chandrachud and hailed his “complete impartiality” while imparting justice.“We have always felt pleasure appearing before you. Your unmatched scholarship, and complete impartiality in the dispensation of justice, we never felt hesitant,” Mehta said.“May I take the liberty of saying that DYC would really be missed,” he said.Senior lawyer and Congress leader Kapil Sibal described the CJI as a man of “limitless patience”.“I have never seen a judge with the kind of limitless patience that you have. The ever-smiling Justice Chandrachud,” Sibal said.Singhvi lauded the CJI’s patience and also jested about the “secret behind his youthfulness”.“Everybody complains that you continue to look the youngest. And unfortunately, your youthful looks make us fell the oldest. So you must tell the secret behind it,” he said.More to follow…
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