The Gauhati High Court Bar Association began a hunger strike and announced a boycott of the event where Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is set to lay the foundation stone of a new court complex.
Lawyers are opposing the proposed shift of the Gauhati High Court from central Guwahati to North Guwahati, calling the decision unilateral.
Supreme Court Justice BR Gavai praised the Kesavananda Bharati judgment for advancing social and economic justice during the SN Bhuyan centenary lecture. He highlighted the evolution of fundamental rights and the strides made in ensuring social and economic justice, particularly for women and marginalized communities. The event honored SN Bhuyan, father of current Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan.
