The Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai , today expressed that he never saw the office of a judge as a position of power but as a means to serve the nation.

Speaking at the ceremonial bench conducted by the Supreme Court to bid him farewell, the CJI expressed :

"As a lawyer and then as the judge of the High Court and then a Supreme Court judge, I have always believed that the office is not an office of power but an opportunity to serve the society, to serve the nation."

Justice Gavai will retire on November 23.

He added how his journey from being a lawyer to being a judge also grew his understanding towards the never-ending sea of Law & Justice.

"I will take this as an occasion to express my gratitude to all of you. When I joined the profession in 1985, I joined as a student of law, a

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