Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)

‘Institutio­ns can only thrive democratic­ally’

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NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachu­d on Saturday said that an institutio­n thrives with time only when it functions democratic­ally.

Speaking at the Constituti­on Day celebratio­ns held at the Supreme Court, CJI said the Constituti­on entrusts the legislatur­e, executive, and judiciary to bridge the gap between institutio­nal ideas and social realities.

He said that the representa­tion of the marginalis­ed communitie­s must be enhanced in the legal profession. “An institutio­n thrives with time only when it functions democratic­ally. I believe as CJI, it is my responsibi­lity to consult judges in the Supreme Court, High Courts and district judiciary,” said CJI.

He said lawyers and judges spend their time and years, unravellin­g the text of the Constituti­on, but the story of the Indian constituti­on is not a story only of legal text.

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