Don’t blow it out of proportion: CJI on protocol breach

Days after a protocol breach lapse during his visit to Mumbai hit headlines, Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Tuesday said the "trivial issue" should not be blown out of proportion and that it should be given a "quietus".

“News items are being published in the media regarding protocol issues during the visit of CJI to Maharashtra. All concerned have already expressed regrets. The Chief Justice of India has expressed that a trivial issue should not be blown out of proportion. The CJI has requested everyone that the matter be given a quietus,” a press release issued by the Supreme Court read.

The CJI disapproved of the absence of Maharashtra chief secretary, director general of police or the city police commissioner to receive him during his first visit to the state after being elevated to the top post.

Following his oath as the 52nd CJI, Gavai travelled to Mumbai for a felicitation programme by the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa.

Hours after the remarks went public; all three top officials were present at Chaityabhoomi, the cremation place of Dr BR Ambedkar at Dadar in Mumbai, when the CJI visited there to pay his obeisance.