India’s 1st chief justice from the northeast: Ranjan Gogoi; the man and his powerful legacy.

“Pendency is bringing a lot of disrepute and it has the potential of making the system irrelevant”, says Ranjan Gogoi, 46th chief justice of India. He was India’s 1st chief justice from the northeast. He started his journey in the judiciary field in 2001 from the Gauhati high court. His roots belong to the very precious north eastern state of our country Assam. He will always be remembered for his furious flurry of landmark judgements in the history of Indian constitution. Ranjan gogoi is a very well known name in the country and known for his strong decisions and contribution to the country as a chief justice of India.
He was born on 18 november 1954 in Dibrugarh, Assam. He completed is secondary education from the state itself and went to Delhi for his higher studies. His father Keshav Chandra Gogoi was the former chief minister of the state and was one of the renowned person.Retired on November 2019, justice Gogoi had a 13 month tenure as a CJI. Known for speaking his mind, gives messages beyond his judgement.
He is the man who settled India’s longest running dispute, the “Ayodhya verdict case”. His one of the most remarkable judgement was on the sabarimala dispute over entrance of women in the temple premises. His name will go down the history for delivering remarkable verdicts on significant cases that will help shape the country’s political and social discourse.