Overview

• At a June 27 event hosted by the Nagpur District Court Bar Association, CJI Gavai became visibly emotional as he described his parents’ sacrifices and the burden his mother and aunt bore in raising him.
• He revealed he abandoned his dream of becoming an architect to fulfill his father’s unachieved wish to practice law after being arrested for his role in the freedom movement.
• Gavai shared his father’s advice that serving as a judge would allow him to follow Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s path and noted that his father foresaw his rise to Chief Justice.
• To lighten the mood, he recalled presiding over a cheque bounce case involving actor Hema Malini, joking about the crowded courtroom.
• He reflected on losing his father in 2015 and expressed gratitude for his mother’s ongoing presence and support.