Each of us has different religion that we follow. Based on those religions, there are certain rules to be followed. What if all the people followed one religion?
The Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Sunday, the 26th of November said that every citizen of the country, irrespective of their background and status, must follow and practice constitutional religion to strengthen rule of law and democracy.
Speaking on an occasion on the celebration of the Constitution day, Justice Misra said that fundamental rights of the people had to be given top priority and refuted the allegation that judiciary was encroaching upon the domain of the legislature and the executive.
“One single religion that everyone must follow is constitutional religion, he said.
He said that there has to be a balance between the right of people and duty of the government. “Right of people has to be at the pinnacle and it cannot be compromised,” he asserted.
Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, however, raised the issue of separation of power among three organs of state and said that issue of governance should be left for the elected representatives to care.
“Our Constitution creates a fine balance. The balance needs to be protected and fostered. It sometimes comes under strain…Let me make it clear that PIL should not be made a substitute for governance. The right to govern has been given to people’s representative,” he said.
He said independence of the judiciary was very important but probity and propriety of the institution were equally important.
On the Union law minister’s remark that “PILs cannot become a substitute for governance”, the CJI said the apex court believed in and practiced “constitutional sovereignty”.
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