Supreme Court’s Justice BR Gavai released Eastern Book Company’s legal classic - V.D. Mahajan’s Constitutional Law of India by Sanjay Jain in the presence of Professor Upendra Baxi, Professor MP.
Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Wednesday said it is unfortunate that even after 75 years of independence only a few are aware of the constitutional provisions and emphasised that the public must know their constitutional rights and duties.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Wednesday said it is unfortunate that even after 75 years of independence only a few are aware of the constitutional provisions and emphasised that the public must know their constitutional rights and duties. India News | Public Must Know Constitutional Rights, Duties; Unfortunate That Only Few Are Aware: CJI Ramana.
The release will also see the presence of Justice BV Nagarathna along with Attorney General for India KK Venugopal, Senior Advocates Dr Abhishek Singhvi, Arvind P Datar and KV Vishwanathan.
With respect to the independence of the judiciary, there is a tendency to conflate the independence of the institution with that of the individual in the institution. An independent judiciary requires not only systems and norms designed to prevent interference but also individuals prepared to uphold such independence at great cost. One such individual was Justice Syed Mahmood