Ex-Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde on Tuesday visited the birthplace of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in Mahal area in Nagpur.
Justice Bobde, who is from Nagpur, has been living in the city after retiring as Chief Justice in April 2021. He visited the house in which Hedgewar was born to see how it was being restored, said a Sangh functionary.
The former Cchief Justic’s visit has made news as Ranjan Gogoi, who was the Chief Justice of India before him, was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the BJP shortly after he retired. CJI Bobde retired as the Chief Justice of India on April 23, 2021 and has been shuttling between Nagpur and Delhi post-retirement.
According to Nagpur Today reports, it reads that the former CJI had visited the house where Hedgewar was born to see the progress of the restoration work of the residence. Justice Bobde, who was the 47th Chief Justice of India, heard and delivered verdicts in several key cases during his tenure including the historic Ayodhya verdict.
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