PARLEY WITH THE
PIRATES:
JUSTICE R. R. TRIPATHI
We, at Libertatem begin with a tradition of roping in those individuals who have marked their
presence and have become an inspiration for all of us. Our main intention behind this tradition is to
have a look at these individuals, their take on life and on the issues encircling our fraternity. And we
tag this as “Parley with the Pirates”.
The Law Brigade’s Media Team had the opportunity of interviewing Hon’ble Justice Ravi R. Tripathi, Judge,
High Court of Gujarat. Justice Tripathi is well regarded in the legal fraternity for his vociferous judgments. In
the recent case of Adam B. Chaki v. Government of India, regarding the constitutionality of a scheme
proposed by the Central Government to provide scholarship to religious minorities, Justice Tripathi in a
powerful dissenting opinion stated that the distinction was solely based on religion and was therefore
unreasonable. He stated, “If it can be shown that the criterion adopted for determining backwardness is
useless as a test of backwardness, so that the preference given to them virtually amounts to a preference on
the ground of religion alone, the description as backward will be illusory or fictitious.”
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