Matter of great coincidence that India has a President, PM and Chief Justice from marginalized section: CJI Gavai

The Chief Justice of India has expressed pride on the country's journey over the last 75 years highlighting that India presently has a Chief Justice who comes from marginalised section.

"We have three Constitutional heads belonging to the marginalized section, and here incidentally we have a law minister who also belongs to marginalised section...", the CJI said during his address at Gray’s Inn on the topic “The Living Document 75 Years of the Constitution of India and the Enduring Relevance of Dr Ambedkar”.

Paying his tributes to Dr. Ambedkar at Gray’s Inn which recently dedicated a wing in the name of Dr. Ambedkar, CJI BR Gavai has said, "And when the Constitution of India has completed 75 years, it is a matter of great coincidence that India has a President who is a woman and belongs to tribal class. We have a Prime Minister who comes from backward classes and who takes pride in saying it is only because of Indian Constitution that he could adorn the position of Prime Minister...".

On the occasion, CJI Gavai also appealed to everyone concerned, the Indian Parliament, Executive, Judiciary, the citizens of India, to make every attempt to achieve constitutional goal of social and economic justice and try to realise the dream of our constitution makers, including Dr. Ambedkar.

Speaking about the incredible legacy Dr. Ambedkar left behind, CJI remembered how after Babasaheb Ambedkar's passing away in 1956, his father RS Gavai continued the movement of social justice.

"He continued the struggle, often leading protests to ensure that Dalits had access to basic public resources, like village water tanks, village water wells, that had long been denied to them on account of societal discrimination. His life was shaped by Babasaheb Ambedkar’s teachings, and growing up in the same environment, so was mine", Justice Gavai said.

CJI Gavai added that it is the foresight and vision of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar that have enabled the Constitution to endure and stand the test of time. "Dr. Ambedkar laid the foundation for India’s legal framework with the Constitution, which, upon coming into force, evolved into a living document of justice, shaping the actions of the legislature, executive, and judiciary alike", he further said.