NOIDA (Uttar Pradesh), Aug.27 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid urged the younger generation interested in various aspects of law, to spend time understanding its nuances, meaning and eventual application on society.
Felicitating 180 law students who participated in the nation's first quiz contest on constitutional law recently, and who are pursuing courses in law of five years and three years respectively from 42 leading law colleges in the country, Khurshid dwelled specifically on the multiple roles played by judges and the challenges faced by them.
He said: "A judge is incredible product of human nature. A judge has to understand language, emotions, compassion, discipline and firmness. He has to be a creator as well as a destroyer of evil."
"A judge has great challenges, especially in a democracy, because there is a separation of powers in the country, and at the same time, there are politicians who are accountable to voters and the political system," he added.
Stating that politicians, the legislature and the judiciary, each have areas where they can operate, Khurshid said: "The important thing is how to decide where to draw the line, and this ultimately has to be decided by the person who adjudicates; i.e. the Judge."
Acknowledging that healthy tensions exist in the area of a separation of powers between judges and the executive, Khurshid, however, said the last word lies with the judge because he or she is one who "will finally speak what the Constitution actually means".
The Amity Law School, Noida, organized the event, which was also attended by senior advocate and Vice Chairman Law Commission of India, K.T.S. Tulsi, the Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Mr. Atul Chauhan- Chancellor, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh.
Sharing his views on "Constitutional vision of the Justice", Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri called upon budding lawyers to cherish and value freedom and liberty along with fundamental rights and duties, "because when they join the law profession, they have to enforce and uphold these values, rights and duties."
Mr. Chauhan called upon the students to make the best out of the experiences they have gained during the quiz and stressed that their future will rest on how much they can learn and implement out of those experiences
Mr. K.T.S. Tulsi dwelled referred to the delay in the execution of death sentence as "cruel, inhuman and unconstitutional".
He expressed his concern over the laxity shown by the Supreme Court in administering the death sentence in cases that had already been deemed rarest of rare. (ANI)
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