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New Delhi:The Supreme Courts Justice B.R. Gavai said Wednesday that his appointment in 2019 was sped up to give representation to the Scheduled Castes in the top court, as there had been no judge from the community in almost a decade...
He credited the Indian Constitution and the mandate of affirmative action and inclusion for being able to serve the highest judicial office, adding, If not for giving representation to Scheduled Castes, I would have been elevated maybe two years later...
Justice Gavai was speaking at an event hosted by the New York City Bar for a cross-cultural discussion on the role of the judiciary in India and the United States in upholding the rule of law and advancing individual rights...
The event was moderated by Justice Ushir Pandit-Durant, who was the first South Asian judge elected to the New York State Supreme Court in Queens and the first South Asian woman judge elected in New York State...
At Harvard Kennedy School, Justice Gavai asserted that the courts mission extended beyond just interpreting the language of the law in a vacuum and striking down legislation or administrative activities that were inconsistent with the Constitution...
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