I am not a person to retire, will start new innings, says Justice Shah on last day in SC
The Hindu
Fourth senior-most Supreme Court judge, Justice M.R. Shah on May 15 got emotional in the courtroom on his last day in office, saying he is not a person to retire and will start a new inning in life.
Fourth senior-most Supreme Court judge, Justice M.R. Shah on May 15 got emotional in the courtroom on his last day in office, saying he is not a person to retire and will start a new inning in life.
Sitting on the ceremonial Bench presided over by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice Shah broke down at the end of his address and quoted lines from Raj Kapoor's iconic song, jeena yaha, marna yaha.
"I am not a person to retire and I am going to start a new inning of my life. I am praying to the almighty God to give me strength and courage and good health to play the new inning," said Justice Shah.
“Before parting, I would like to remember a song by Raj Kapoor, ‘kal khel me hum ho na ho, gardish me tare rahenge sada’,” he said choking with emotions.
With the retirement of Justice Shah, who was appointed to the top court on November 2, 2018, the number of judges in the top court will now come down to 32, including the CJI.
A day before, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari demitted the office.
The apex court has a sanctioned strength of 34 judges.
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