Justice BR Gavai, the Chief Justice of India was felicitated at the 269th meeting of the Friday Group on September 19, 2025. Justice KV Vishwanathan also attended the function alongside Justice Gavai. Speaking at the function, Justice Gavai said that one of the judgments that gave him and Justice Vishwanathan, with whom he shared the bench for about six months before being appointed the CJI, was the 'Bulldozer judgment'. CJI Gavai further remarked that in its decision the Supreme Court held that such arbitrary demolitions, which bypass legal processes, violate the rule of law and the fundamental right to shelter under Article 21. it was further claimed that “such measures by the government undermine the criminal justice system of our country, including the important role of the courts.