'Our constitution needs to be safeguarded today more than any time'
Updated On: 27 January, 2023 12:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
In one of the closing sessions on the fifth day of the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 that ended earlier this week, the Indian lawyer and LGBTQIA+ rights activist delved into the cases in his latest book, the constitution and need for it to be protected
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Indian lawyer and author Saurabh Kirpal delved into the law, constitution and judiciary and the 15 cases he chose to be a part of the book that released in 2022. Photo Courtesy; Jaipur Literature Festival 2023
Indian senior lawyer Saurabh Kirpal shed light on all things law, judiciary and constitution in the Pink City earlier this week. It was one of the many sessions on the closing day of Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 that had many people listening to him with rapt attention. The author, who is also an LGBTQIA+ rights activist, was at the festival months after the release of his second book, ‘Fifteen Judgments: Cases that Shaped India’s Financial Landscape’ in 2022. In a session by the same name, he spoke to author Tripurdaman Singh on the cases in the book, his idea of the law, judiciary and the Indian constitution.
In a session that had many interesting aspects, being an individual of the system, Kirpal in conversation, reminded how the Constitution of India is put as a recognition of the individual as it includes minority rights, property rights and a whole host of fundamental rights. However, one has often seen that the decisions aren’t always favourable and that is primarily because the interpretation of the law differs. It is also why he says a lot goes into the passing of a judgement in the court. He shares, “When the courts step in and rule in a particular way, it may look like a political exercise but when judges give (out) a decision, it is not theirs alone but shaped by their upbringing and politics. The idea is that they are ruling in favour or consonance with constitutional rights.”
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