Judges Are Not Monks, Work Pressure Gets To Them Also: Supreme Court Justice

Justice L Nageswara Rao shared the ceremonial bench with the Chief Justice of India today on his last working day in the office.

Judges are not monks and work pressure sometimes gets to them as well, Justice L Nageswara Rao, the fifth senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, said on Friday while sharing the ceremonial bench with the CJI on his effectively last working day in the office.

Justice Rao, the seventh in the history of the Supreme Court who was elevated directly from the Bar, termed a "good sojourn" his tenure of over six years as the judge of the top court and fondly recalled his advocacy days as well.

"I have been a member of this Bar for 22 years and it is all your love and affection that have made my job very easy. I had a very smooth ride. Thank you very much."

"Even today I feel that that side (advocates') is much better than this side and given a chance I would be there for my lifetime. Thank you very much. It has been a good sojourn for me. I have learnt from brother and sister judges and I hope that I live up to your expectations because I am from this Bar," he said.