THE J.B. DADACHANJI MEMORIAL DEBATE
Ideas like Constitutional Morality are subjective and widen the scope for judicial discretion
delay and uncertainty in the law
Date: Saturday, December 8th, 2018
Venue: Longchamp, Taj Mahal Hotel, Man Singh Road, New Delhi
The Indian Judiciary System has in the recent times expanded its horizons in directions that may impinge upon parliament’s law-making or lead to unpredictable judicial decision-making. Repeated use of the phrase “Constitutional Morality” in Supreme Court judgments that have emerged in 2018 (the GNCT Delhi v. Union of India case, the Navtej Singh Johar case about s.377 IPC, the Sabarimala Judgment) gave rise to a debate titled “Ideas like Constitutional Morality are subjective and widen the scope for judicial discretion, delay and uncertainty in the law”.
JBD Debate 2017