"Too Busy To Think About Post-Retirement Plan": Chief Justice NV Ramana

Chief Justice NV Ramana was speaking at a virtual session called "Comparative Approaches of Supreme Courts of World's Largest and Oldest Democracies" on Monday

The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, who will retire on August 26 after a tenure of one year and four months, said that "65 years is too early an age for someone to retire".

Chief Justice Ramana was speaking at a virtual session called "Comparative Approaches of Supreme Courts of World's Largest and Oldest Democracies" on Monday

He was accompanied on the panel by Justice Stephen Breyer of the US. The session was moderated by William M Treanor, Dean and Executive Vice President, Georgetown University Law Centre.

On being asked about the issue of retirement age of judges, Justice Ramana said, "Yes, I think 65 years is too early an age for someone to retire. In the Indian judiciary, at the time of joining we know our date of retirement. There are no exceptions. As for me, I am still left with a decent amount of energy. I am the son of an agriculturalist. I am still left with some land to cultivate. I am basically a man of people. I love to be among the people. It has been my nature since my student days. I hope I will find the right avenue to invest my energy for the sake of people. One thing I can say for certain is that retirement from the judiciary does not mean that I will retire from public life. I am too busy currently to think about my post-retirement plan."