[CJI NV Ramana farewell] Senior Counsel Dushyant Dave breaks down [WATCH VIDEO]

The courtroom of Chief Justice of India (CJI) in the Supreme Court was privy to emotional scenes on Friday when outgoing CJI NV Ramana sat on the bench for one last time..CJI Ramana is retiring today after a tenure of nearly 8 years at the Supreme Court. Senior Counsel and former President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Dushyant Dave, who was present in the Court to bid farewell to the judge, broke down as he spoke. "You have been a citizen's judge. I cannot hold back my emotions today. You are leaving the court in the great hands of Justice Lalit and Justice Kohli. We will miss you. Thank you so much," Dave said.Dave said that he was skeptical when Justice Ramana rook over as the CJI and had even written an article in Indian Express to that effect but the CJI exceeded all expectations and upheld the rights of vast multitude of citizens. "You upheld their rights. You upheld the Constitution. When you took over, I wrote an article that I was skeptical. But Your Lordships exceeded our expectations. You did what was really expected to be done by this Court," Dave stated.He added that the CJI ensured that the checks and balance between judiciary, executive and legislature are maintained. "You did it. You did it with a smile. You did it with utmost courtesy to institutions, lawyers, parties in person. Your Lordships are leaving this Court in greats. The kind of atmosphere, power that you given to this institution with continue to be strengthened further," Dave added..[Watch Video]