CJI Gavai’s calm demeanour is reminiscent of predecessor’s presence of mind 57 years ago before a knife-wielding attacker
Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai’s cool countenance to brush aside an object hurled at him while asking rattled lawyers to continue with court proceedings without missing a beat on Monday (October 6, 2025) is reminiscent of an incident when another Chief Justice of India, Justice M. Hidayatullah, used his presence of mind to wrestle a knife-wielding assailant in the same court room 57 years ago to save his fellow judge Justice A.N. Grover’s life.
Supreme Court clears deck for appointment of V-Cs to 8 State varsities in Bengal
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 6, 2025) cleared the appointment of Vice-Chancellors to eight State universities in West Bengal after noting that both Governor C.V. Ananda Bose and the State government had accepted the recommendations of an independent search-cum-selection committee headed by former Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit.
PM Modi calls CJI after attack in Supreme Court, says incident has ‘angered all Indians’
