Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has appreciated the next generation joining the legal profession, stating that they were much better prepared to handle the challenges.
Speaking at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, the CJI said the new breed of lawyers had already adopted the modern technology and were well-versed in research.
The CJI further spoke about the constitutional courts in the country, terming them as custodians of the Constitution and the protectors of the rights of people.
He said the courts have not only set aside legislation for violating the Constitution, but also stepped in when the executive or the legislature failed to protect citizens.
Whenever the amendment to the Constitution violated the basic structure, the top court of the country set aside the legislation. Whenever the Apex Court found that any of the laws, as enacted by the state legislature and the Parliament were beyond the permissible limits of the institution, such laws have been set aside by the higher courts, the constitutional courts in the country.
No doubt the power was exercised in a very restricted manner and in rare cases.
He added that the new breed of young lawyers coming through is much better prepared to handle the challenges of the legal profession.
“They have already adopted the technology, they are well-versed in research,” he said.
CJI Gavai was speaking at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He was joined by Supreme Court judge Justice Vikram Nath.
Justice Nath highlighted that over the years, the scope of the written word in the Constitution has been widened to give true meaning to individual rights, and cannot be confined to a few letters or made subject to a restricted definition.
“The right to privacy was extended the status of a fundamental right in our country just a few years ago, as in today’s age, it is almost unfathomable to imagine a citizen calling himself free, but not being able to claim privacy as a guaranteed right,” he said.
On the issue of female representation in the judiciary, he said that the number of women in judicial services is rising, and that their representation at the High Courts and the Supreme Court will also improve soon.
“In judicial services, you will find that 50% or more women are being selected as judicial officers. So, the numbers are increasing and I think in another 10 to 15 years, they will take over and they will be, you know, equal and equal.”
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