August 25, 2012 5:45 PM

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Judges not to govern country or evolve policies: SH Kapadia

Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia says, judges should not govern the country or evolve policies. He said , they should apply the enforceability test on some verdicts like making “right to sleep” a fundamental right.

In an apparent reference to the recent Supreme Court judgement in the Ramlila Maidan police action against Ramdev's supporters in which “Right to Sleep” was declared a fundamental right, Kapadia said judges have said , Right to life includes environmental protection and right to live with dignity. Now we have included right to sleep, where are we going? Is it capable of being enforced? he asked. Kapadia said while expanding the right, the judge must explore the enforceability.

The Chief Justice was delivering a lecture on “Jurisprudence of Constitutional Structure” in New Delhi on Saturday.

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