The Delhi High Court judges and lawyers on Friday bade farewell to Chief Justice Darmar Murugesan, who is due to retire on June 8 after serving as a judge for more than 13 years.
During his tenure of eight months here, Justice Murugesan, had in a strong move towards safety for women taken suo motu cognisance of the brutal December 16 gang-rape in the city and issued directions to the Delhi Police to prevent repeat of such incidents.
Justice Murugesan has made several other significant judgements. In a case pertaining to Right to Education (RTE), he had observed "educational institutions cannot be allowed to run as teaching shops" since that would be detrimental to equal opportunity to children and held that this Act was not applicable to nursery classes.
In his farewell speech, Murugesan, who was appointed as judge in 2000 and served Mardras High Court for more than 12 years, said, "I firmly believe that we live in a world in which values like kindness and compassion are essential. And I always kept this in mind while discharging my duties. I also firmly believe that the greatest strength of the judiciary is the faith of the people in it."