In a significant move towards transparency in the judiciary, 21 out of 33 serving judges of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice of India, have made their assets public.
Aimed at strengthening legal outreach and awareness among tribal communities in Dirang, Bomdila, West Kameng District and Tawang of Arunachal Pradesh, Justice Gavai, who is also Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), will visit there along with Justice Bhuyan.
Supreme Court Judge, Justice BR Gavai who led a delegation of SC judges to Manipur has expressed hope that a solution will come out very soon to the situation in the state which has been in the grip of ethnic violence for almost two years.
Earlier in the day, a five-member Supreme Court Judges' delegation, led by Justice BR Gavai, arrived in Imphal, Manipur. The delegation comprising Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, MM Sundresh, KV Viswanathan and N Kotishwar arrived in Manipur.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh welcomed the delegation of Supreme Court judges visiting Manipur on Saturday but raised the bigger question of when Prime Minister Narendra Modi would visit the state.
BJP leader Gourav Vallabh welcomed the upcoming visit of six Supreme Court judges to violence-affected Manipur and said that there are no objections to their visit to assess the situation and bolster legal and humanitarian support in the state.
The delegation comprising Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, MM Sundresh, KV Viswanathan and N Kotishwar will visit Manipur relief camps on March 22.