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Chief Justice Gavai Honors Legacy and Maps Judicial Reforms in Darapur

He highlighted a blueprint for decentralized courts to bring justice closer to rural litigants

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai at a function in Amravati, Maharashtra.
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai during a visit to his school at Girgaon in Mumbai on July 6.

Overview

  • Gavai paid floral tributes at his father R S Gavai’s memorial in Darapur and laid the foundation for a grand entrance gate in his honor.
  • He inaugurated a new court building in Daryapur town and opened the Late TR Gilda Memorial E-Library at the Amravati District and Sessions Court.
  • As head of the Supreme Court’s Judicial Infrastructure Committee, he unveiled a model for establishing taluka- and district-level courts to reduce case backlogs.
  • He pledged to refuse any government appointment after his November retirement and committed to undertaking consultation and arbitration instead.
  • He advised junior lawyers to complete formal apprenticeships and cautioned against pursuing rapid wealth or status in their early careers.