Justice Chandrachud was speaking on the topic ‘Law and Ethics: Limits and Reach’ at the Ashok Desai Memorial. During this, the CJI said, “Even after the formation of the Constitution, the law has been implementing the morality of the dominant community. In our parliamentary system of democracy, laws are passed by the vote of the majority. Therefore, the talk around public morality is often made by the majority.” forces their way into the law. The ethics of influential groups creep into the law-making.”
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Many states came up with strict laws against religious conversion.
This statement of CJI DY Chandrachud has come at a time when many states including Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka have brought stringent laws against religious conversion for marriage. These laws are often referred to as ‘Love Jihad’ laws. These laws brought by the states have been criticized by many groups and experts. Also, these regional laws have been challenged before the constitutional courts on the grounds of being the result of majoritarianism and politics emanating from religious prejudice.
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CJI also spoke about the role of judiciary
At the same event in Mumbai on Saturday (December 17), the CJI said, “In the guise of protecting morality, the state has tried to use the coercive power of law to curtail freedom of expression, which is a constitutionally guaranteed right.” .Thus in the laws we find that morality has always influenced .how the law is interpreted and how it is applied.” In the same program, the CJI also spoke about the role of the judiciary in protecting the rights of the citizens against all violations.
Let us tell you that there is a heated debate between Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Law Minister Kiren Rijiju regarding the collegium system. Both are face to face regarding the appointment of judges in the Supreme Court and the High Court. For the last several days, the rhetoric regarding transparency in the judiciary has intensified.
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