Overview

• At a Goa High Court Bar Association event, he addressed backlash to the 2024 verdict allowing sub-classification within SCs and STs, arguing that constitutional equality requires treating unequals differently to achieve parity.
• He defended the Supreme Court’s recent demolition guidelines as a safeguard against executive overreach and as essential to preserving separation of powers and due process.
• Speaking to students in Panaji, he urged taking legal aid to the remotest areas so people know their right to remedies and praised practical support for young lawyers, including providing chambers on campus.
• He called for stronger legal education beyond National Law Universities by improving infrastructure, faculty and curricula in smaller colleges, while telling students that exam ranks do not determine career success.
• He cited official data showing about 5.29 crore pending cases and persistent vacancies in lower courts, underscoring the urgency of capacity and staffing fixes.