‘Mutual respect must’

Team Blitz India

NEW DELHI: Mutual brotherhood is necessary to maintain equality in the country, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has said while speaking at a state-level event of the ‘Hamara Samvidhan Hamara Samman’ campaign, at Maharaja Ganga Singh University in Bikaner on March 9.

“Mutual brotherhood is necessary to maintain equality in the country,” the CJI said and added, “How will the country progress if people fight each other? Therefore, when we say ‘Our Constitution, Our Honour’, we also have to emphasise that we should also promote fraternity and brotherhood in the country. Imbibe these feelings in your personal life.”

The CJI asked how the country will progress if people fight with each other. “We should have respect for each other in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution,” he said.

Human dignity supreme

He said human dignity was of supreme importance in the minds of the makers of our Constitution. “Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar, as Chairman of the Drafting Committee, ensured that the Constitution promoted the values of justice, liberty and equality as well as the spirit of fraternity and dignity of the individual,” he said.

“We want to sensitise the district courts because this is the first step towards justice. We are making many efforts to improve the condition of the district courts and to transform their buildings to suit the modern era”
DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India

The CJI said that the Constitution of India is a document that determines the values on which the country will operate. It outlines the Government’s duties and provides a framework for governance, he said. He added that the Constitution not only protects the rights of the people but also shows the path towards their responsibilities.

District courts’ condition

He said many efforts were being made to improve the condition of district courts. “We want to sensitise the district courts because this is the first step towards justice. We are making many efforts to improve the condition of the district courts and to transform their buildings to suit the modern era,” he said.

The year-long ‘Hamara Samvidhan Hamara Samman’ campaign was inaugurated by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on January 24 to mark the 75th year of India as a Republic. It aims to reaffirm the country’s collective commitment to the principles enshrined in the Constitution and celebrate the shared values that bind the nation.