India, May 11 -- By Garima Tyagi

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): 'When the country is in danger, the Supreme Court can't be aloof, we are part of the country', said Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Chief Justice of India designate, on Sunday on the Pahalgam terror attack which claimed 26 lives.

CJI designate, who is set to assume office as the 52nd Chief Justice of India on May 14, said, "When we heard about the incident, we were stunned. I convened a full court meeting after taking permission from the Chief Justice of India (Sanjiv Khanna) since he was not in the country. After the meeting, we immediately announced a two-minute silence across the Supreme Court to pay homage to the victims of the attack."

In a first, the Supreme Cour...