Indian Constitution Is A Feminist Document: CJI Dr Justice DY Chandrachud

Mentioning how the rights which we now consider as universal were not universal all the time, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dr Justice DY Chandrachud on Friday delivered the 8th Dr L M Singhvi Memorial Lecture hosted by the OP Jindal Global University (JGU), on the theme ‘Universal Adult Franchise: Translating India’s Political Transformation into a Social Transformation’. Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar was the chief guest of the event. Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar also addressed the gathering at the Memorial Lecture and defined that power resides with the citizens in a true democracy through their electoral mandate.

The lecture commemorated the life and work of diplomat, jurist, lawyer and Parliamentarian L M Singhvi (1931-2007).