And in a dream last night I dreamt of a meeting I had with former Chief Minister of Tamilnadu, Jayalalitha. The first was in November 2004 in Raj Bhavan ( the residence of the Governor of Tamilnadu ) in Chennai, where I went to take oath as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. I told her that I was in Allahabad ( as the the Acting Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court ) when I received the notification appointing me as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court. On hearing this Jayalaliha was very happy, and said ” I am glad we are having a disciplinarian as our Chief Justice ”. After this short conversation, we left for the oath taking ceremony,Thereafter I never met her throughout my tenure as the Chief Justice of the High Court.

Source: The Hindu December 23, 2025 03:47 UTC