Chandrachud retires on November 10, he will leave with one of the most significant legacies in the history of the Supreme Court.
There has never been a CJI as prolific as Chandrachud in terms of judicial output. He has written 92 judgments as CJI, more than his last 4 predecessors put together. To put things in perspective, the last CJI who served a similar 2-year term, SH Kapadia authored 27 judgments, less than a third of Chandrachud. “This is a testament to how incredibly hard-working Chandrachud has been as CJI,” wrote Anrghya Sengupta Research Director, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, for TOI.
The 50th CJI played a pivotal role in several crucial cases, including the decision where a 5-judge bench headed by him unanimously ruled against legalising same-sex marriage in India.
Chandrachud operated at an incredibly high level of reasoning, logic and nuance, says Mr Sengupta. “Judges are often required to be like surgeons — making the finest of cuts to get the job done. Chandrachud was one of the finest of them all,” he adds.
A batch of petitions before the Supreme Court last year sought the recognition of same-sex marriages under law, arguing that the right to marry a person of one's choice should extend to LGBTQIA+ citizens as well. The government had opposed the petitions.
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