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Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud described the principle of basic structure of the constitution as Dhruvtara.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar questioned the historic 1973 judgment in the Kesavananda Bharti case.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar had said that this decision has set a bad example.
Mumbai. Chief Justice of India D.Y. DY Chandrachud on Saturday termed the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution as a pole star that guides the way ahead when it is complicated and gives a definite direction to those who interpret and implement the Constitution. Is. Justice Chandrachud said that when the road ahead is complicated, the basic structure of the Indian Constitution provides guidance and a sure direction to its interpreters and implementers. The Chief Justice’s remarks came in the backdrop of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s recent remarks. Who questioned the historic decision of the 1973 Kesavananda Bharti case.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar had said that the judgment has set a bad precedent and if any authority questions the power of Parliament to amend the Constitution, it would be difficult to say ‘we are a democratic nation’. Delivering the Nani A. Palkiwala Memorial Lecture here, Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud (DY Chandrachud) said that the craftsmanship of a judge lies in interpreting the text of the constitution with the changing times while keeping the soul of the constitution intact. He said that there has been a significant change in India’s legal landscape in recent decades in favor of ‘de-throning regulations, promoting consumer welfare and supporting commercial transactions’.
Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud (DY Chandrachud) said that ‘the basic structure of our constitution guides like a pole star and gives a definite direction to the interpreters and implementers of the constitution at a time when the road ahead is complicated. The basic structure or philosophy of our constitution is based on the supremacy of the constitution, rule of law, separation of powers, judicial review, secularism, federalism, freedom and dignity of the individual and unity and integrity of the nation. The Chief Justice said that the emerging world economy has erased national boundaries and companies no longer stop at borders. The constitution allows the government to change and develop its legal and economic policies to meet social demands.
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Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud (DY Chandrachud) said that ‘we have come a long way from the time when you had to wait for a decade to get an essential phone and at times even longer to buy your car. We have come a long way from the time of capital issue controls. From time to time we need people like Nani (Palkiwala) to hold the torch in their hands to light up the world around us. Nani told us that our constitution has a certain identity which cannot be changed. Talking about Palkiwala and his many prominent cases, the Chief Justice said that he was at the forefront of preserving the original identity and fundamental principle enshrined in the Constitution.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : January 22, 2023, 08:42 IST
