Chief Justice Of Kenya Witnesses Supreme Court Constitution Bench Hearing In Shiv Sena Case

Chief Justice of Kenya Martha K. Koome was present in the first bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon to witness the Constitution Bench hearing in the ShivSena Case.

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud welcomed her and the delegation from Kenyan Supreme Court.

"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 said welcoming her.

"She is a 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 stated. He added that she was also a part of the bench which decided on recognition of LGBTQ rights in Kenya.

CJI also said that the judges briefed the Kenyan Chief Justice about the ongoing Shiv Sena case before the hearing. "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 said.

Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and Mahesh Jethmalani also extended welcome to the Kenyan Chief Justice on behalf of the bar.

Last month, the Chief Justice of Singapore Sundaresh Menon had attended the proceedings before the CJI's bench.

Last week, the Kenyan Supreme Court delegation led by Chief Justice Martha Koome had called on President Droupadi Murmu and interacted with the officials of the Ministry of Law and Justice.