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Supreme Court to Have Chief Justice Lead Special Ceremonial Bench as it Turns 75

By - 27 Jan 2024 05:51 PM

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will celebrate its 75th anniversary tomorrow with a special ceremonial bench. The composition of the bench will be set up to replicate the Supreme Court's inaugural session on January 28, 1950.

Sources claim that Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud is leading the first-ever assembly of this ceremonial bench.

Prior to the start of the ceremonial sitting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in the program.The Chief Justice Chandrachud's courtroom will house the ceremonial bench. There will be attendance from all 34 Supreme Court justices, including Chief Justice Chandrachud.

Chief Justices of all 25 high courts will be present, as was the case in 1950. The meeting will be broadcast live online.

According to sources, the purpose of the ceremonial sitting is to reassure the public that the judiciary will always act as the Constitution's guardian.To finalize tomorrow's event, sources said Chief Justice Chandrachud held consultations and examined pictures of the Supreme Court's original bench from 1950.

Judges of the high courts had previously sat on the same bench as the Supreme Court. Therefore, the bench has been ready to hold the 25 Chief Justices of the High Court, but only in their capacity as judges, for tomorrow's event, since all 34 Supreme Court judges will be seated on it in Chief Justice Chandrachud's courtroom.The court registry states that the livestream will run for thirty minutes. The event is expected to showcase digital initiatives taken by the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Chandrachud's leadership.The programme will include the inauguration of the Supreme Court's new website.