Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has stated that the polarisation across the world, with India being no exception, is marked by the expansion of social media and the intolerance among communities. The CJI additionally famous that India’s pluralistic tradition and “ability to engage in dialogue” set it aside from a number of different nations which received independence throughout the identical interval however couldn’t preserve maintain on to democracy. He was addressing on the Jamnalal Bajaj Awards operate on Friday (December 8).
“Much of the polarisation which we see across the globalised world….the polarisation between right and left and the centre…the polarisation which we experience across the world and India is no exception, is also marked by the growth of social media, the sense of intolerance among communities, the short attention span which the younger generation has,” CJI Chandrachud stated.
This was not an remoted phenomenon, and free markets and know-how produced it, he added.
CJI hails India’s journey as democracy
The CJI additionally make clear India’s post-independence journey and hailed the nation’s democracy.
Along with India, a number of different international locations received freedom from colonial rule 75 years in the past, however a lot of them had been unable to realize true self- governance, whereas India was capable of maintain its democracy, he stated.
“What is that sets India apart from so many nations across the world which became free with us around the same time, but were not able to sustain freedom as a way of life? Some may possibly say that we internalised democracy, we have internalised constitutional values. Others will say the strength of our nation lies in its pluralistic culture, the culture of inclusion, the culture of all encompassing humanity,” he said.
Justice Chandrachud famous that the “power of gun” received the higher of the rule of regulation in numerous international locations, however India survived by means of the robust time resulting from its potential to have interaction in dialogue.
CJI on public service
Public service is of paramount significance for a thriving society, however only a few people embrace it wholeheartedly because of the challenges and limitations they encounter alongside the best way, he stated.
“Choosing a public service path often requires personal and professional sacrifice. Individuals may find themselves navigating a delicate balance where the demand of public duty clashes with the need of personal and career pursuits,” the CJI stated.
He additional stated that the judges see injustice “face to face”, and whereas they attempt to resolve injustice throughout the boundaries of regulation, in addition they realise the constraints of regulation in creating a really simply society.
“The importance of law lies in its ability to create a framework where there is an organised discourse possible, as I said where we replace the power bullets with power of reason. But equally, there is justice beyond the law and for justice beyond law we need to fathom our own hearts and our own communities to tap the innate goodness in the individual,” Chandrachud stated.
“Because the law can be a source of immense good, but law can be a source of immense arbitrariness (too). It depends on who wields the law and what are the social conditions in which the law is wielded,” he added.
(With PTI inputs)
