Madras High Court Chief Justice S.V. Gangapurwala on Thursday, June 1, 2023 assured the Bar and the people of the State in general that he would adopt the traditions, conventions and culture of Tamil Nadu and live with them like how sugar gets dissolved in milk and enriches its taste.
“The Parsis from Persia had fled and landed at Navsari, the coastal region of Gujarat. The King there took a glass of milk filled to the brim and said, you have no place here. The leader of the Parsis put sugar in the milk and said, we will live with you like this,” he recalled and promised to repeat it during his tenure in Tamil Nadu.
“Having been a judge of the Bombay High Court for the last 13 years, I bring greetings from the land of saints and scholars to the people of the land rich in art, culture and intellect. As a Chief Justice of this glorious High Court, it would be my honour and privilege to work along with brother and sister judges and also the members of the Bar,” he said.
