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‘I am not an individual to retire, will get started new innings’: SC pass judgement on MR Shah breaks down on remaining day in court docket

By means of PTI

NEW DELHI: Fourth senior-most Ideally suited Court docket pass judgement on Justice M R Shah on Monday were given emotional within the court docket on his remaining day in place of job, pronouncing he isn’t an individual to retire and can get started a brand new inning in lifestyles.

Sitting at the ceremonial bench presided over through Leader Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice Shah broke down on the finish of his deal with and quoted traces from Raj Kapoor’s iconic music “jeena yaha, marna yaha”.

“It’s not that i am an individual to retire and I’m going to start out a brand new inning of my lifestyles. I’m praying to the almighty God to present me energy and braveness and excellent well being to play the brand new inning,” stated Justice Shah.

“Ahead of parting, I would love to bear in mind a music through Raj Kapoor “kal khel me hum ho na ho, gardish me tare rahenge sada,” he stated choking with feelings.

With the retirement of Justice Shah, who used to be appointed to the highest court docket on November 2, 2018, the selection of judges within the most sensible court docket will now come right down to 32, together with the CJI.

An afternoon prior to, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari demitted the place of job.

The apex court docket has the sanctioned energy of 34 judges.

Heading the ceremonial bench, set as much as bid farewell to Justice Shah, the CJI fondly recalled his affiliation with the retiring pass judgement on.

“My affiliation with Justice Shah is going again to a long-long time when I used to be the Further Solicitor Common of India and we renewed our friendship when he got here to the Ideally suited Court docket. We sat in combination right through essentially the most tough occasions, this is right through the Covid occasions. I can say some lighter issues within the night when I’m liberated from presiding over this solemn instance because the CJI. I can then discuss to all of you as a pal of Justice Shah within the night,” the CJI stated.

He stated it used to be a “true excitement to take a seat with Justice M R Shah” and handle all forms of circumstances on the bench.

“He (Shah) is at all times in a position for the problem or even right through Covid occasions, I discovered that once we have been sitting in our respective houses and we have been taking over some heavy issues, he used to be at all times in a position for a problem. He used to be by no means the person who shirks paintings. If I ship him a judgement, the judgement will come again in a single day together with his annotations and be totally learn. If I ship him a judgement for him to draft as a senior colleague, likewise, the judgement might be on my desk inside of 48 hours,” Justice Chandrachud stated.

Not anything used to be stored pending through Justice Shah, the CJI stated, including that he’s “a real good friend and an enabled best friend and improve within the collegium”.

“In such a lot of tactics, I relied upon his very worldly wisdom of the prison professions, of our district judiciary and of our top courts as a result of he served in Gujarat and in Patna because the Leader Justice,” Justice Chandrachud stated.

Justice Shah thanked contributors of the bar and SC officers and his improve body of workers for serving to him function the highest court docket pass judgement on.

“I have no idea if I deserve it or now not however I settle for it as a parting present,” Justice Shah stated.

“All over my tenure, if I’ve harm somebody’s emotions, I prolong my unconditional apology. It used to be now not planned. I at all times handled my paintings as worship. I’m beaten through the affection and affection proven through you. I’m grateful to all contributors of the bar and the registry. I am additionally grateful to my improve body of workers and place of dwelling body of workers,” he stated.

Bar leaders, together with Lawyer Common R Venkataramani, Solicitor Common Tushar Mehta and others wanted Justice Shah on his remaining day at the bench. “I’ve recognized My lord as a pass judgement on and as a attorney too, he is among the few courageous judges that I’ve recognized. The selection of judgements which you may have written displays that your circle of relatives has suffered essentially the most, and now they will have to get the advantage of your time,” Mehta stated.

Further Solicitor Common S V Raju stated he has recognized Justice Shah for somewhat a very long time and he’s fearless identical to a attorney.

Justice Mukeshkumar Rasikbhai Shah used to be born on Would possibly 16, 1958, and enrolled as an recommend on July 19, 1982.

He practiced within the Gujarat Prime Court docket, specialising in land, constitutional and schooling issues.

He used to be appointed as an Further Pass judgement on of the Gujarat Prime Court docket on March 7, 2004, and appointed as Everlasting Pass judgement on on June 22, 2005.

He used to be appointed as Leader Justice of Patna Prime Court docket on August 12, 2018.

He used to be increased as a Pass judgement on of the Ideally suited Court docket on November 2, 2018, and is retiring on Would possibly 15, 2023.

NEW DELHI: Fourth senior-most Ideally suited Court docket pass judgement on Justice M R Shah on Monday were given emotional within the court docket on his remaining day in place of job, pronouncing he isn’t an individual to retire and can get started a brand new inning in lifestyles.

Sitting at the ceremonial bench presided over through Leader Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice Shah broke down on the finish of his deal with and quoted traces from Raj Kapoor’s iconic music “jeena yaha, marna yaha”.

“It’s not that i am an individual to retire and I’m going to start out a brand new inning of my lifestyles. I’m praying to the almighty God to present me energy and braveness and excellent well being to play the brand new inning,” stated Justice Shah.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“Ahead of parting, I would love to bear in mind a music through Raj Kapoor “kal khel me hum ho na ho, gardish me tare rahenge sada,” he stated choking with feelings.

With the retirement of Justice Shah, who used to be appointed to the highest court docket on November 2, 2018, the selection of judges within the most sensible court docket will now come right down to 32, together with the CJI.

An afternoon prior to, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari demitted the place of job.

The apex court docket has the sanctioned energy of 34 judges.

Heading the ceremonial bench, set as much as bid farewell to Justice Shah, the CJI fondly recalled his affiliation with the retiring pass judgement on.

“My affiliation with Justice Shah is going again to a long-long time when I used to be the Further Solicitor Common of India and we renewed our friendship when he got here to the Ideally suited Court docket. We sat in combination right through essentially the most tough occasions, this is right through the Covid occasions. I can say some lighter issues within the night when I’m liberated from presiding over this solemn instance because the CJI. I can then discuss to all of you as a pal of Justice Shah within the night,” the CJI stated.

He stated it used to be a “true excitement to take a seat with Justice M R Shah” and handle all forms of circumstances on the bench.

“He (Shah) is at all times in a position for the problem or even right through Covid occasions, I discovered that once we have been sitting in our respective houses and we have been taking over some heavy issues, he used to be at all times in a position for a problem. He used to be by no means the person who shirks paintings. If I ship him a judgement, the judgement will come again in a single day together with his annotations and be totally learn. If I ship him a judgement for him to draft as a senior colleague, likewise, the judgement might be on my desk inside of 48 hours,” Justice Chandrachud stated.

Not anything used to be stored pending through Justice Shah, the CJI stated, including that he’s “a real good friend and an enabled best friend and improve within the collegium”.

“In such a lot of tactics, I relied upon his very worldly wisdom of the prison professions, of our district judiciary and of our top courts as a result of he served in Gujarat and in Patna because the Leader Justice,” Justice Chandrachud stated.

Justice Shah thanked contributors of the bar and SC officers and his improve body of workers for serving to him function the highest court docket pass judgement on.

“I have no idea if I deserve it or now not however I settle for it as a parting present,” Justice Shah stated.

“All over my tenure, if I’ve harm somebody’s emotions, I prolong my unconditional apology. It used to be now not planned. I at all times handled my paintings as worship. I’m beaten through the affection and affection proven through you. I’m grateful to all contributors of the bar and the registry. I am additionally grateful to my improve body of workers and place of dwelling body of workers,” he stated.

Bar leaders, together with Lawyer Common R Venkataramani, Solicitor Common Tushar Mehta and others wanted Justice Shah on his remaining day at the bench. “I’ve recognized My lord as a pass judgement on and as a attorney too, he is among the few courageous judges that I’ve recognized. The selection of judgements which you may have written displays that your circle of relatives has suffered essentially the most, and now they will have to get the advantage of your time,” Mehta stated.

Further Solicitor Common S V Raju stated he has recognized Justice Shah for somewhat a very long time and he’s fearless identical to a attorney.

Justice Mukeshkumar Rasikbhai Shah used to be born on Would possibly 16, 1958, and enrolled as an recommend on July 19, 1982.

He practiced within the Gujarat Prime Court docket, specialising in land, constitutional and schooling issues.

He used to be appointed as an Further Pass judgement on of the Gujarat Prime Court docket on March 7, 2004, and appointed as Everlasting Pass judgement on on June 22, 2005.

He used to be appointed as Leader Justice of Patna Prime Court docket on August 12, 2018.

He used to be increased as a Pass judgement on of the Ideally suited Court docket on November 2, 2018, and is retiring on Would possibly 15, 2023.