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Despite constitutional safeguards, social justice remain far from resolved: CJI Surya Kant at Shri Ramdhari Singh Dinkar Memorial Lecture
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Despite constitutional safeguards, social justice remain far from resolved: CJI Surya Kant at Shri Ramdhari Singh Dinkar Memorial Lecture

The Indian Express·Express News Service·26 days ago
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Referring to Dinkar’s poem “Rashmirathi” based on the life of Mahabharta’s Karna, the CJI said through the character, Dinkar has launched a scathing critique of a society where an individual’s identity is determined not by their deeds, but by their caste and lineage. Pointing out that instances of discrimination based on caste, class, economic status, and identity continue to exist despite constitutional safeguards, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Wednesday that true justice is realised when society itself is prepared to look inward and embrace change. Delivering the Rashtrakavi Shri Ramdhari Singh Dinkar 8 th Memorial Lecture, the CJI regretted that issues concerning social justice and human dignity remain far from resolved.…

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