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CJI BR Gavai Expresses Regret Over SCBA & SCAORA’s Failure to Host Farewell for Justice Trivedi

On Friday, Chief Justice of India BR Gavai condemned the Supreme Court Bar Association’s (SCBA) decision to not bid Justice Bela M. Trivedi farewell. Chief Justice Gavai said he “deprecated openly” the SCBA’s stance while presiding over a ceremonial bench honouring Justice Trivedi, the eleventh female justice to be promoted to the Supreme Court in its 75-year history, who resigned her position on Friday.

“The stand taken by the Association, I must deprecate openly because I believe in being plain and straight,” he said. “On such an occasion, such a stand ought not to have been taken by the Association,” he further added.

However, Chief Justice Gavai expressed gratitude for Vice President Rachna Srivastava and SCBA President Kapil Sibal’s attendance during the formal bench sessions. “I am grateful to Mr Kapil Sibal and Ms Rachna Srivastava. Both of them are here… Despite the resolution of their bodies, they are here. But what has been lost by the Association, the presence of the Full House here, vindicates that she is a very, very good judge. There are different types of judges, but that should not be a factor to deny what ought to have been granted,” he added.

Justice Trivedi has always been “fair” and is renowned for her “hard work and integrity,” according to Chief Justice Gavai. “Justice Trivedi, you have been a valuable asset to our judiciary. As you embark on a new journey, I wish you all the best,” he said. Justice Trivedi, who would have demitted office on June 9, 2025, marked her last day on Friday owing to a personal commitment.

On August 31, 2021, when a record nine new justices—three of whom were women—were sworn in, she was promoted to the Supreme Court. In July 1995, Justice Trivedi began his career as a trial court judge in Gujarat and has the unique honour of being promoted to the highest court. She participated in a number of significant rulings from the highest court.

Justice Trivedi was born in Patan, Gujarat, on June 10, 1960, and spent roughly ten years practicing law at the Gujarat High Court. She was appointed as a judge of the city’s civil and sessions court at Ahmedabad in 1995. She had held a variety of positions, including law secretary in the Gujarati government and registrar vigilance in the high court. In 2011, she was promoted to the Gujarat High Court as a judge.

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