The Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud’s foster daughters Mahi (16) and Priyanka (20), who have disabilities, expressed desires to see the Supreme Court.

To fulfil their wish the Chief Justice of India took them to the Supreme Court on January 6 and gave them a tour of the courtroom. Justice Chandrachud took his two foster daughters to his chamber and explained the work of the court.

According to sources, Justice Chandrachud, who reached the court premises around 10 am, took his daughters to his courtroom (first court) through the visitor’s gallery before the scheduled court timing of 10.30 am and told them, “See, this is where I sit.”

The sources said the CJI took his daughters to his chamber while explaining about his workplace and showed them the place where the judges sit and from where the lawyers argue their cases, PTI reported.

They said Justice Chandrachud brought his foster daughters, both differently-abled, to the court after they expressed desire to see his workplace.

CJI Chandrachud himself escorted them to his chamber and to Court Number 1 through the public gallery where he conducts all his hearings.

As per information, he was calmly explaining to his daughters, Mahi (16) and Priyanka (20), about the courtroom and the way proceedings were heard in the courtroom. CJI DY Chandrachud took over as CJI in November, 2022 and will serve for two years. He has two sons, Abbhinav and Chintan, who are lawyers at Bombay High Court and Brick Court Chambers, London, respectively.