Nagpur: Photographs of Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle here have gone viral on social media.
The CJI can be seen in a t-shirt and a pair of sneakers on the limited edition Harley Davidson CVO 2020 in his hometown of Nagpur on Sunday.
The Harley Davidson CVO 2020 is priced at more than Rs 51 lakh, features a nearly 2000cc V-Twin engine and weighs more than 400 kilograms.
However, the Harley Davidson cruiser bike does not belong to CJI Bobde, Hindustan Times reported.
While some on Twitter praised the 64-year-old CJI’s “swag”, others also pointed out that he was not wearing a helmet or a mask during the coronavirus pandemic.
Our Chief Justice of India at the Supreme Court, Shri Arvind Bobde ji on his Harley Davidson!!?
Swag levels? pic.twitter.com/axZOzkpxMc— Arpit Bhatnagar?? (@arpitbhtnagar) June 29, 2020
No Mask
No helmet
No insurance paid on bike
No social distancingOf course he can do it, he is above law, he is the one who delivers it. Chief Justice of India ?? pic.twitter.com/yphb5MMbFU
— Pahadi Tribal (@Pahaditribal) June 28, 2020
The CJI has often talked his love for motorcycles and said he once had a Bullet, which is manufactured by Royal Enfield.
He had suffered a broken ankle after an accident while test driving a high-end Harley Davidson bike last year. The accident had kept him away from court duties as well as the Supreme Court Collegium meetings for some time.
