Did Programs Like 'A Date With You': CJI Chandrachud Says He Moonlighted As Radio Jockey

The Chief Justice of India revealed that he hosted shows such as 'Play It Cool,' 'Date with You,' and 'Sunday Request.' He said that he worked as a radio jockey for AIR in his early twenties.

The Chief Justice of India (CJI), DY Chandrachud, revealed on Saturday that he worked as a radio jockey for All India Radio (AIR) in his early twenties.

He revealed that he hosted shows such as 'Play it cool,' 'A date with you,' and 'Sunday requests.'

"Not many are aware of this but I moonlighted as a radio jockey in my earlier twenties in All India Radio doing programs like 'Play it cool' or 'A date with you' or 'Sunday requests'," he was quoted as saying by Bar and Bench, a legal news website. 

He also mentioned that his love of music endures and that he listens to music every day of his life.

"My love for music persists even today. So after I am done with the music of the lawyers which is not always music to the ears, I go back and listen to music which is music to the ears, every day of my life," he said.

The Chief Justice of India was inaugurating the first academic session of the India International University of Legal Education and Research in Goa (IIULER).

He discussed his early 20s, the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), and much more.

The Chief Justice of India urged for increased diversity in legal education, claiming that the existing system of selecting applicants for National Law Schools via the CLAT "does not always foster value-based legal education".

“Now cracking the CLAT doesn’t necessarily result in students who have the right ethos to pursue a career in the law; of reflecting the culture of the law in our country; as a representative of a just society, a value-based society, an ethical society and therefore I think as we go forward, I would appeal to both the chancellor, the VC and the other members of the faculty to place importance on having value based legal education for students of diverse backgrounds,” the CJI said, the Hindustan Times reported. 

Chief Justice Chandrachud, who served on Supreme Court benches that issued major verdicts in recent years, including the Ayodhya land dispute case, was sworn in as India's 50th Chief Justice last month.

In his first press statement after taking the oath, he stated that "serving the ordinary citizen" was his top priority.

"I hope my tenure will be marked by harmony and balance. I have learnt this from my elders that this is crucial to maintaining the tranquility of our society," he said.

Aside from the CJI, who is an ex-officio visitor to the institute, Supreme Court justice and university chancellor P S Narasimha, as well as Justice B R Gavai (SC), a member of the trust, attended.

Manan Kumar Mishra, Chairman of the Bar Council of India (BCI) and the BCIT-PF, presided over the inaugural function, along with Attorney-General of India R. Venkataramani, Law Minister of Goa Nilesh Cabral, Justice Dipankar Dutta, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Justice M S Sonak, Judge In-charge, Goa Bench of the High Court of Bombay, Devidas Pangam, Advocate General, Goa (both members of the executive council of the University), Senior Advocates, renowned academicians and trustees of the governing board were also present.

(With Inputs From Agencies)