New Delhi: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud made an interesting revelation at the fag end of his speech at the farewell hosted by Supreme Court Bar Association Friday evening.
This was about his sons Abhinav Chandrachud and Chintan Chandrachud who are lawyers practicing in Bombay High Court.
Speaking about his family, the CJI said he often keeps telling the two that he hardly gets to see them as they were out of Delhi and had requested them to come to Delhi once in a while and also argue their cases in the Supreme Court so that he gets to see them.
But both Abhinav and Chintan were against it. CJI Chandrachud said their response was that they did not want to bring “disrepute” to their father’s name and their own name by practicing in SC when he was a judge there.
The Chief Justice said he was “truly blessed to have children who have that ethos”
This is what the CJI said : “Now about my lovely children Abhinav and Chintan I keep telling them that I hardly get to see you..You please come to Delhi and argue your cases in Supreme Court so that I will get to see you once in a month at least..they told me dad we shall do it after you demit office. Why should we bring disrepute to your name and our name by coming here when you are a judge.. I am truly blessed to have children who have that ethos”
The Chief Justice also spoke about his adopted daughters
“To our little Priyanka and Mahi (two adopted daughters who are differently- abled) who have taught me that there is much more to life than what we read in dry pages of newspapers and our briefs. They have really shone light on what disability really means and how can one aspire to live a dignified life and your sense of intuition is as important or better than intuition of any individual”, he said
