New Delhi: Justice DY Chandrachud, who retired as Chief Justice of India (CJI) 15 days ago, said on Sunday that living the life of a private citizen feels very good for him, IANS reported.
Former CJI Chandrachud, who arrived as a special guest in NDTV's special programme 'NDTV INDIA Samvaad - Samvidhan @75, said that for twenty-four years, he had “no other work in life” except waking up in the morning and reading case files, going to court, coming back in the evening and dictating the judgment and then reading the next day's files at night.
“During the last 24 years, I could not have any lunch with my family. Many times I used to be in the office even at dinner time. There are many things that I want to do and am doing these days. Living the life of a private citizen feels very good,” he said.
On appointments through the Supreme Court Collegium in the constitutional judiciary, the 50th CJI said that the “things going on in social media” should not affect its functioning.
"Look, there are many misconceptions about the Collegium system. But this is a very good system in the federal system. In this, the appointment process goes through many stages. All sections have been getting representation under this,” former CJI Chandrachud said.
After a two-year stint in the highest judicial office in the country, Justice Chandrachud retired on November 10, attaining the age of 65. He was first appointed as judge of the Bombay High Court on March 29, 2000, and has also served as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court since October 31, 2013, until his elevation as an apex court judge on May 13, 2016.