Justice PS Narasimha addressed lecture in reminiscence of ex CJI ES Venkataramiah, Justice Nagarathna’s father
New Delhi:
In a uncommon show of emotion in public, Supreme Court decide Justice BV Nagarathna fought again tears whereas remembering her mother and father and her mom’s lifelong help for her father, former Chief Justice of India ES Venkataramiah.
Justice Nagarathna, who’s in line to be the nation’s first girls chief justice, was addressing a gathering on the National Law School of India University in Bengaluru. The prestigious regulation college is internet hosting a lecture to mark the beginning centenary of Chief Justice Venkataramiah, who taught there following his retirement. Justice PS Narasimha, additionally a Supreme Court decide, addressed the memorial lecture on the regulation college.
Addressing the occasion, Justice Nagarathna mentioned she considers it her luck that she discovered life’s necessary classes in her father’s multifaceted character. “I’ve all the time remained a pupil of regulation underneath his steerage. I’ve noticed in him a power of character, which has solely fortified my private perception that preventing an excellent trigger is most rewarding,” she mentioned.
Justice Nagarathna mentioned that her father’s love for literature and Indian tradition and his thirst for data uncovered her to diverse topics.
Known for her sharp observations, Justice Nagarathna fought again tears whereas remembering her mom’s help to her father. “My mom, Smt Padma was fast to understand what my father’s true calling was. And left no stone unturned in supporting and enabling him to grasp his goals. importantly, she knew what it took to stay a conscientious and hard-working decide and all the time help him. She was recognized for her pragmatism and her endurance,” she mentioned earlier than inviting her high courtroom colleague to ship the lecture.
Justice Nagarathna may very well be seen wiping her eyes after she resumed her seat on the stage.
In her handle, Justice Nagarathna additionally recounted her father’s phrases when he was elevated as a decide. “A decide is all the time on trial and I hope to be acquitted honourably on the finish of my tenure.”
She additionally narrated an fascinating anecdote about two attorneys assembly on the practice — one would go on to turn into the President, the opposite Chief Justice of India.
“In December 1946, the All India Lawyers’ convention was held in Nagpur. Since there was no direct practice between Bangalore and Nagpur, one needed to go to Madras i.e. Chennai to take the Grand Trunk Express. In the railway compartment, there have been a couple of attorneys travelling from Bangalore in addition to Madras and all people turned pleasant owing to shared pursuits,” she mentioned.
“Forty-three years later, in June 1989, two gents from the railway compartment met on the Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, one because the president of India, Shri R Venkataraman who was to swear within the different, Justice ES Venkataramaiah because the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India. When my father talked about this to President R Venkataraman after the oath ceremony, he too recollected the practice journey to Nagpur,” Justice Nagarathna narrated.