New Delhi, 01 July 2021

As per news report of NDTV, "It has always been well recognised that the mere right to change the ruler, once every few years, by itself need not be a guarantee against tyranny," said the Chief Justice, delivering the Justice PD Desai Memorial Lecture on "Rule of law" online. The CJI said the idea that people are the ultimate sovereign is found in notions of human dignity and autonomy and a reasoned public discourse is vital to a working democracy. "A public discourse, that is both reasoned and reasonable, is to be seen as an inherent aspect of human dignity and hence essential to a properly functioning democracy. "As Professor Julius Stone observed in his book 'The Province of Law', elections, day-to-day political discourses, criticisms and voicing of protests is integral to the democratic process," he said.

Source - NDTV
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