Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will be provided all services and facilities upon his retirement on November 17, the full court of the Guwahati High Court has decided.
The full court considered the resolution adoptd by the prtotocol committee at its meeting on 30 October and resolved to accept the following proposals:
- A dedicated Private Secretary to look after day to day requirement of his lordship and madam. The PS, in addition to discharging whatever duties entrusted to him, may also coordinate with the registry for any protocol related requirements.
- One Grade 4 Peon and one Bungalow Peon to be made available at the Guwahati residence of his Lordship.
- A chauffeur driven vehicle belonging to the High Court in good condition be made to his Lordship on fuel basis as and when required
- A nodal officer be identified from the Registry to coordinate with the Private Secretary.
CJI Gogoi had started his practice at the Guwahati High Court . He served in the Guwahati HC before being elevated to the Supreme Court. Last year, he took as the chief justice of the India. “In view of the fact that he has chosen to settle down in Guwahati after his retirement, as an institutional courtesy, the protocol committee of the HC proposes that the courtesies be extended to him”.
—India Legal Bureau