Former Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has told what problems they are facing, due to which it has been delayed. He says that his daughters are suffering from rare disorder, for whom he has set up ICU at home and will have to take care of his needs to shift to any new house. Justice Chandrachud will stay in the government residence allotted on the three statue route after leaving the CJI Residency. The former CJI said that they have packed the goods and will vacate this house in two weeks.
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud is currently living in a type 8 bungalow on 5 Krishna Menon Marg in Delhi. Talking to the bar and bench, he said, ‘We have packed our luggage and furniture. Only daily furniture used is out, which he will keep in a similar truck and take it to a new house. It will barely take 10 more days or it may take more than two weeks. Justice Chandrachud said that the time has been extended for many judges to stay in the bungalow earlier.
The Supreme Court wrote a letter to the government asking to vacate the bungalow
Justice Chandrachud retired from the post of CJI in November 2024. It has been eight months since he stayed in this residence, on which the Supreme Court has taken a tough stance and wrote a letter to the Union Urban Development Ministry and asked them to vacate the house. The letter stated that he had found type 7 bungalow as a temporary residence, but requested the Supreme Court administration to seek permission to stay in the old bungalow till April 30, 2025.
Found house on rent, Justice Chandrachud said
CJI Chandrachud says that the new bungalow that he has found on the Teen Murti Marg was going on and the contractor had asked to finish the work by June. He told that this bungalow was vacant for two years because no judge was ready to live in this bungalow, so a lot of work was to be done in it. Justice Chandrachud said that he thought of taking home even on rent for three months, but no honor is ready to give home for such a short time.
Justice Chandrachud’s daughters are victims of a disorder named Nemaline Myopathy
Justice Chandrachud said, ‘His daughters are now 16 and 14 years old, she is no longer a 6 -year -old girl. They have their own dignity, privacy and needs. There are small things like … the size of the bathroom door so that their wheelchairs go inside. ‘ Justice Chandrachud’s two daughters Priyanka and Mahi, whom they have adopted. Both are victims of a disorder called Nemaline Myopathy.
Former CJI Sanjeev Khanna was requested to stay in Bangal
Justice Chandrachud said that he had shortlisted some houses to rent, but one of them wanted two more months to finalize, so he requested the then CJI Sanjeev Khanna to stay in that bungalow till 28 April. He told that Justice Sanjeev Khanna said that he will not shift to Krishna Menon Marg Bungalow, so Justice Chandrachud can stay there. When Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai became a CJI, he told him that if he allows him to stay for a short time, it would be good and if not, he is ready to pay the bungalow fare on the market value according to the rule.
ICU setup is installed at home, said Justice Chandrachud
Justice Chandrachud said that there was no intention of delay in vacating his bungalow. He told that there is a small ICU setup in his house. When he was in Shimla, one of his daughters suddenly deteriorated, he started having trouble breathing and had to bring him to Chandigarh by flight. His daughter stayed in ICU for 44 days. He told that his daughter is still on the trekiostomy tube, which has to be cleaned, sometimes also has to change at midnight.

