Describing the Constitution as a feminist document which gave right to vote to women, the poor and marginalised sections ahead of many western democracies, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has said it’s truly a product of Indian imagination.
In what appeared to be an indirect reference to the rejection of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) by the apex court, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Friday that the power of the people came to be reflected through most sanctified mechanism on a legitimate platform through applicable mechanism and that power was undone, suggesting to find a parallel in the world, where a constitutional provision can be undone.
Amid a stand-off between the government and the Collegium over judicial appointments, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday raised questions over “undoing” of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act and wondered if a constitutional amendment unanimously passed by Par