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Mar 14 5 tweets 3 min read
Chief Justice of Kenya Martha K. Koome present in the first bench of the #SupremeCourt to witness the Constitution Bench hearing in the #ShivSena Case.

CJI DY Chandrachud welcomes her and the delegation from Kenyan Supreme Court.

@Kenyajudiciary #SupremeCourtOfIndia
"We are very honoured to have in our midst Chief Justice Martha Koome, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Kenya. Not the least of her achievements is that she is the first woman chief justice of the country" : CJI DY Chandrachud welcomes @CJMarthaKoome
" She is judge of high erudition, who has written extensively including on issues pertaining to constitutional law in India. She recently wrote a judgment on the extent to which basic structure doctrine will apply in Kenya" : CJI DY Chandrachud on Kenyan Chief Justice
CJI DY Chandrachud says Chief Justice Martha Koome was also part of a bench which decided on recognition of LGBTQ rights in Kenya.

CJI Chandrachud also welcomes the other judges of the Kenyan Supreme Court who are present in the court room.

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CJI DY Chandrachud says he has given the Chief Justice of Kenya a brief about the Shiv Sena case which is being heard now.

"We have given her a brief wrap up of what is being argued here. We have been as objective as possible in trying to tell her what the matter is", CJI says.

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