BCI Urges SCBA, SCAORA to Reconsider Farewell for Justice Bela Trivedi

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has urged the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) to reconsider their decision not to host a farewell for retiring Justice Bela M Trivedi.

BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra called the move not only a break from tradition but also send a discouraging message to the judiciary and legal community. The CJI and Justice AG Masih also criticised the move. 

Justice Trivedi, appointed to the Supreme Court in 2021, had her last working day on May 16, though she officially retires in June.

Mishra praised Justice Trivedi’s integrity and called for a farewell to honour her judicial service and uphold legal traditions.