7 months ago
1
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant connected Thursday (December 11, 2025) led the Supreme Court successful according a ceremonial invited to his Sri Lankan counterpart Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, who is presently connected an authoritative sojourn to India.
Justice Surasena, who assumed bureau arsenic the 49th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka connected July 27, shared the Bench with the CJI and Justice Joymalya Bagchi during a peculiar sitting. Justice Surasena was accompanied by a delegation of 9 judges of the Sri Lankan apical court.
Welcoming the visiting dignitaries, CJI Kant said the Indian judiciary was honoured to big the Sri Lankan Chief Justice and his delegation.
"We anticipation that your sojourn to India has been rather meaningful and precise constructive successful presumption of the dialog exchanges. Our countries person adjacent affectional bonds successful presumption of civilization and sentiments," the CJI said.
Justice Surasena, responding warmly, said it was "indeed a large pleasure" for him and the accompanying judges to sojourn India.
"India is our closest neighbour, the enslaved betwixt the 2 countries was persistent from the clip of rulers, kings," helium said.
Underlining that the ties betwixt the 2 nations day backmost implicit 2,500 years, Justice Surasena said Emperor Ashoka sailed from Bengal to Sri Lanka and references to Sri Lanka look successful past Indian epics specified arsenic the Ramayana, "dating backmost to an epoch adjacent earlier cities came into existence".
He shared that the Sri Lankan delegation participated successful the Supreme Court Bar Association's Constitution Day celebrations connected November 26.
"We instrumentality large pridefulness and pleasance successful being here," helium added.
Attorney General R. Venkataramani extended his greetings to the delegation, noting that the 2 nations were agreed by a "common spiritual and taste heritage".
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said, "We stock the aforesaid civilisation and culture." CJI Kant informed the Court that the Sri Lankan delegation spent 3 days astatine the National Judicial Academy successful Bhopal nether the guidance of Justice Aniruddha Bose.
"Today they are astatine the Supreme Court, and time (December 13) they volition sojourn the Delhi High Court," the CJI said.
Supreme Court Bar Association President Vikas Singh recalled the publication of renowned Sri Lankan jurist C.G. Weeramantry to the judiciary.
Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association President Vipin Nair said India has ever welcomed its visitors and that the beingness of the Chief Justices of 2 democracies unneurotic was a important moment.
