DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019 (PAGE 5) CJI Gogoi ensures name in history with Ayodhya Play to retell story of Kashmiri verdict ahead of demitting office tomorrow NEW DELHI, Nov 15: tenure of a little over 13 months poet Habba Khatoun comes to ends on November 17, NEW DELHI, Nov 15: short lived, is thwarted by a jeal- against beautiful, rich scenery and Chief Justice of India (CJI) ous Akbar, the great emperor. is acted out by prominent theatre 2019. The story of 16th century Ranjan Gogoi, who presided Since taking up the leader- Renamed Habba Khatoun, she artistes like Ipshita Chakraborty over the Supreme Court bench Kashmiri poet Habba Khatoun goes on to become the legendary Singh, Nivedita Bhargava, and ship of Indian judiciary, and also will be the central theme of "Zoon for the last time today, etched his as the judge of the apex before last poet queen of Kashmir," Harsh Khurana among others. name in the annals of history – Noor Kashmir Ka", Aadyam's organisers said. "I cannot think of anyone bet- that, Justice Gogoi faced several closing play for its fifth edition. this week by giving some of the ups and downs but that did not Naresh said the journey of ter than Purva Naresh to bring to most important verdicts on polit- Written and directed by Purva putting together this play had life this lesser known story of affect his approach to take on Naresh, the Hindi musical revolving ically sensitive issues in recent issues head on. been a "difficult" one. Kashmir... of the legendary 16th times -- primarily, the Ayodhya around the life of Khatoun, the "It's a difficult play to mount, century poet-queen Zoon and While Justice Gogoi is "nightingale of Kashmir", will be land dispute case. known for taking hard and Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurating Multimedia produce, and put together because how her legacy resonates with the A five-judge bench headed staged here at Kamani auditorium it's a story across centuries and ordinary Kashmiri women and Besides, Justice Gogoi head- sometimes surprising decisions, Exhibition at Jammu on Friday. by him on November 9 brought on December 7. the vision requires some guts to men of today. ed a bench which in a landmark the Ayodhya matter reflected the curtains down on the The final production of the dream, imagine, and bring to life. "Purva's lyrical and poetic verdict held that the office of the both as he not only ensured that Dr Jitendra inaugurates Multimedia Exhibition Ayodhya land dispute, which fifth season of Aditya Birla "When I was travelling language has immense depth and CJI is a public authority under arguments were not allowed to Group's theatre initiative will be a dates back to even before the through Kashmir earlier this year, truth. She sees deeply into the the Right to Information Act, but be dragged, but wrapped up the "musically-driven story of Supreme Court came into exis- on 550th Prakash Purab of Guru Nanak Dev Ji many people asked me to tell this soul of women and is the voice of "judicial independence has to be hearing two days ahead of the romance interspersed with drama, tence in 1950. Excelsior Correspondent vance for the people of all castes, tale. Initially, I saw no reason as those who are forgotten," Shernaz kept in mind" while disclosing scheduled deadline of October both real and surreal". Justice Gogoi is also known creed and religions. to why I should tell this story Patel, artistic director of Aadyam, information in "public interest". 18, saying 'enough is enough'. JAMMU, Nov 15: Dr. Set in two eras -- 16th century for being part of a presser by the S. T.S Wazir, Chairman instead of all the others I could, said. On the same day, a 5-judge True to his style when specu- Jitendra Singh MoS (Independent and the present day, the play will 'gang of four' senior most judges Gurudwara Prabandhak Board, until one day I was asked what an The fifth edition of Aadyam Constitution Bench headed by lation was that the Ayodhya ver- Charge) DoNER, MoS PMO, unravel the love story of the poet, in January last year which ques- J&K appreciated the efforts of artist was to do in such tumul- saw theatrical adaptations of him struck down in entirety the dict will be delivered on the last Personnel, Public Grievances & originally named Zoon, and tioned the then CJI's way of ROB and expressed his grati- tuous times," she said. Aaron Sorkin's "A Few Good rules formulated by the Centre three working days of his tenure Pensions, Department of Atomic Yousuf Shah Chak, the warrior functioning. tude towards Ministry of The story of this strong-willed Men", Khaled Hosseini's "The on appointment and service con- as CJI, he sprang a surprise on Research and Department of king of Kashmir, who she eventu- Set to demit office on Sunday, Information and Broadcasting poetess of Kashmir, Zoon, Kite Runner", and "Mosambi ditions for members of various November 8 evening by decid- Space inaugurated a Five -Day and Govt of India for organising ally marries. Justice Gogoi's tenure as CJI was "pierced through the darkness Narangi", an Indian adaptation of tribunals, and referred to a larg- ing to deliver judgement on next * Watch video on such events throughout the However, Chak, after being not free of controversy as he faced like a shaft of moonlight (which Marie Jones' tragicomedy "Stones er bench the issue of examining day (Saturday) when judges country especially in Jammu in imprisoned by Mughal emperor allegations of sexual harassment, www.excelsiornews.com also happens to be the meaning of In His Pockets". the validity of the passage of the keep themselves away from order to familiarise the young Akbar, never returned, leading of which he was cleared. her name)," she added. The final show of "Zoon - Finance Act 2017 as Money Bill. courtroom cases. Multimedia Exhibition organized generations about the teachings Khatoun towards the life of an However, he is more likely The play features live singing, Noor Kashmir Ka" will be held These important decisions There was a moment of per- by Regional Outreach Bureau and philosophy of Shri Guru ascetic. to be remembered for the backed by classical musicians, set on December 8. (PTI) apart, Justice Gogoi, known for sonal controversy when a (ROB), Ministry of Information Nanak Dev Ji. "Their love, destined to be Ayodhya verdict that gave his no-nonsense approach, bold- women staff member of the apex and Broadcasting, Jammu to Hindus the 2.77 acre disputed ness and fearlessness, also led a court levelled allegation of sexu- commemorate 550th Prakash Ajeet, Hirdesh inaugurate land for construction of Ram bench which monitored and al harassment against the CJI in Purab of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Temple, and ordered that ensured that NRC exercise in which he was given a clean chit today at Gurduwara Singh Sabha, Muslims be given a 5-acre land Assam, his native state, is com- by an in-house three-member Shri Guru Nanak Nagar, Jammu. power receiving station at a prominent location to build pleted within the set timeframe. inquiry committee headed by The Multimedia Exhibition Excelsior Correspondent fed from 132/33 KV Grid a mosque in the holy city. Justice S A Bobde. depicts the life, teachings, ser- Station, Gangyal. A lot of controversies JAMMU, Nov 15: Ajeet The CJI also headed a Bench plagued the NRC but he stood Two women judges -- jus- mons and philosophy of Shri To cater the increasing Agarwal, CMD, REC Limited which, by a majority 3:2 verdict, his ground and came out in pub- tices Indu Malhotra and Indira Guru Nanak Dev Ji through dig- industrial load and to segregate and Commissioner Secretary referred to a larger 7-judge lic recently to defend the deci- Banerjee -- were the other mem- ital displays and interactive Industrial load from PDD Hirdesh Kumar Singh bench the pleas seeking review sion to hold the exercise to iden- bers of the Committee. interfaces to engage public at domestic/commercial con- today inaugurated 33/11KV of the apex court's historic 2018 tify illegal immigrants. As a judge he had courted large. Various facets of Guru sumers, the new 33/11KV, 2x 10 Gangyal Receiving Sub-station judgement allowing women and As the day's work began controversy by joining three Nanak Dev Ji's philosophy like MVA substation has been con- girls of all ages to enter Kerala's today, he sat in the Supreme other senior most judges of apex Kirat Karo, Naam Japo and Vand Sabarimala temple. Court's number one court for court in holding a press confer- Chakko are being showcased in The majority verdict includ- Chief Justice Gita Mittal alongwith other Judges during just about four minutes during ence on January 12, 2018 in the exhibition. farewell function at HC Wing in Jammu on Friday. ed in the ambit of the review which the apex court's lawyers which they virtually revolted During the inaugural cere- petitions raising issues of body expressed gratitude to him. against his predecessor Justice mony, Dr. Singh in his address alleged religious discrimination Later, a message from the Dipak Misra. said that the year 2019 marked Warm farewell given against Muslim and Parsi outgoing CJI came expressing He later remarked at a public celebrations of many important women as well. his inability to have one-to-one function that "independent judges events like 550th Prakash Purab Justice Gogoi's name will interview with scribes and laud- and noisy journalists are democ- of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, to Justice Rashid Ali also be remembered for heading ed the press for its "maturity" racy's first line of defence".