CJI Chandrachud calls brotherhood, fraternity important for progress of nation, says infighting stalls development

Stating that brotherhood and fraternity were important factors that led to the development of a nation, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said that infighting would stall the country’s progress.

Speaking at an event held at Bikaner in Rajasthan under the ‘Hamara Samvidhan, the CJI said that people must realise the fact that the individuals who were ranked lower to them professionally or personally should be treated with dignity.

Hamara Samvidhan, an year-long campaign inaugurated by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in January this year, aimed at creating awareness among citizens about the Constitution and their legal rights and duties.

He highlighted the instances where a person senior in rank did not treat his junior with equal respect, for example, people did not respect their drivers of those engaging in the cleaning work, thinking that such people were doing small work.

He mentioned the Supreme Court’s decision of 2023, in which the Apex Court changed the nomenclature of the post earlier called Jamadar after 75 years.

He explained that ‘Jamadars’ were those court employees, who opened the door of a judge’s car and pulled the chair in courtrooms for the judges to sit.