Constitution or Parliament, which is supreme? Chief Justice answers amid debate
Amid an escalating tussle between the judiciary and executive, Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has asserted that not the Parliament, but the Constitution, was "supreme".Speaking at a felicitation event organised by the Bar Association in Amravati, his hometown, Justice Gavai said all three wings of democracy - the executive, legislature and the judiciary - work under the Constitution."While many say and believe that Parliament is supreme, according to me, it is the Constitution of India that is supreme. All three wings of the democracy work under the Constitution," the Chief Justice said.advertisement
Buttressing his point, Justice Gavai said Parliament only had the power to amend, but cannot alter the basic structure of the Constitution.- Ends
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