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.
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