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CJI BR Gavai was speaking on the ‘From Representation to Realization Embodiang the Constitutions Principal’ subject at the Oxford Union.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gawai said that the Constitution of India not only gives rights, but also works to uplift the backward and buried sections of the society. He said this during a program at the Oxford Union.
CJI said that the role of judicial activism will remain in the country, but it should not increase so much that it takes the form of judicial terrorism.
They said;-
Judicial activism is necessary, but it should not be to such an extent that it takes the form of judicial terrorism. Many times it happens that the judiciary enters areas where it should not go.
2 big things about CJI address …
1. The judiciary should intervene in dignity CJI Gawai said that when the legislature and executive fail to protect the rights of citizens, the judiciary has to intervene. But the limit and dignity of this intervention should be.
2. There was untouchability in India for several decades Many decades ago in India, millions of citizens were called untouchables. He was said to be impure. It was said that they are not of this caste. They were told that they could not say their own point. But today we are here, where a person belonging to the same people is speaking openly in the highest position of the judiciary of the country.
CJI Gawai said- Judge ground reality cannot be ignored
CJI BR Gawai said on 17 May that judges cannot ignore the ground reality. He was speaking at the honor ceremony of Bar Council of India (BCI). During this time CJI Gawai emphasized the role of judges in understanding and responding to social realities.
CJI Gawai said that today’s judiciary cannot take the risk of seeing legal matters in strict black and white words, ignoring the complexities of human experiences.
The CJI emphasized that it is not effective to keep distance from people in the judiciary. He rejected the notion that the judges of the Supreme Court should avoid joining the people.
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