Luggage packed, will move out of official residence: Ex-CJI Chandrachud

Justice Chandrachud demitted the bureau connected November 10, 2024

Former Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud. PTI file

Maintaining that his luggage was packed, erstwhile Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud connected Monday said his household would soon determination to a paid authorities accommodation.

Justice Chandrachud, his woman Kalpana and daughters Priyanka and Mahi are surviving successful the CJI’s authoritative residence astatine 5, Krishna Menon Marg, successful the National Capital.

Justice Chandrachud—the 50^th CJI—demitted the bureau connected November 10, 2024.

On 1 July, the Supreme Court medication had written to the Centre to get the 5 Krishna Menon Marg bungalow vacated, saying Justice Chandrachud had stayed determination beyond the permissible period.

“Our luggage is already packed. Some of it has already gone to the caller location and immoderate are successful the store room,” Chandrachud told media outlets, lamenting the controversy.

He said the aesculapian information of his daughters was specified that they required a wheelchair-friendly home.

Justice Chandrachud referred to erstwhile CJIs U.U. Lalit and N.V. Ramana and different apical tribunal judges, saying they excessively were granted hold of clip to enactment successful their authoritative residences. He said his predecessors Justice UU Lalit and Justice NV Ramana were besides fixed hold of clip astatine the discretion of the CJI.