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First Among Equals: Chief Justice Banerjee Takes the Oath of Office
The former judge of Calcutta High Court, Mr. Sanjib Banerjee has been sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court on the 3rd of January in Raj Bhawan in the presence of various diplomatic, bureaucratic, court, and police personnel, including the Chief Minister and the Governor of Chennai.
In his address, the new Chief Justice acknowledged his privilege in being nurtured by the state of West Bengal with its deeply enriched history of music, dance, art, and architecture that further helped foster a legacy of intellectual curiosity. He compares this culture to that of Tamil Nadu, and extends his eagerness to understand the state’s literary inheritance of classical dances and distinctive music and the wisdom that it holds. His address expressed his deep sense of fulfillment and purpose in the legal profession, which reflected his strong sense of constitutional values and a march towards social justice that reaches the very marginalized. In this personal endeavor, through the address, he highlights his new role as the Chief Justice, by extending his servitude to the state of Tamil Nadu.
The Chief Justice also went on to carefully demarcate his position as that of only first among equals, and put his role as that of a judge at the highest regard. He further, seeks cooperation from the Bar, to which the President of the Law Association ensures the Bar’s complete cooperation. The Chairman of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry also, extended their appreciations for the judgments made by the Chief Justice that aided young lawyers by introducing a monthly stipend. The Chief Justice’s deep sense of duty and responsibility to his mission and his allegiance to the Honourable Court, he now heads, and the new state he has now to maintain the law and justice in, is noticeably evident and passionately fuelled.
He states in his speech,
"A Chief Justice is first a judge and only then a Chief. I hope I am heard less and read more often, that I am effective without being obtrusive, and that I make every endeavor to fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run. Towards such an endeavor, I look forward to your gracious cooperation, particularly from the Bar,"
