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Vice President Dhankhar says, Democracy is best nurtured when all constitutional institutions are wholesomely in sync, confined to their respective domain

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said that adherence to constitutional prescriptions by all institutions is a non-compromising ordaining and inalienable facet of Doctrine of Separation of Powers. Delivering Justice J.S. Verma Memorial Lecture in Jabalpur, Shri Dhankad said that Indisputably Democracy is best nurtured when all constitutional institutions are wholesomely in sync and confined to their respective domain.  <br />''<br />''Any transgressions, howsoever non-invasive, subtle and well-meaning by one in the domain of the other, has potential to upset the 'apple cart' of democratic governance. Stocktaking on this aspect will invariably promote accountability and transparency, he further added.<br />''<br />''Referring to the recent unfortunate emergence of a pernicious trend to target individual judges in public domain, the Vice President calls for exemplary containment. This is reprehensible and cannot be countenanced if rule of law has to have dominance,he said.<br />''Talking about transparency in various institutions, Shri Dhankhar said that spinally strong, fair and independent Justice System is the safest guarantee to the blossoming and flourishing of democratic values.<br />''<br />''The Vice President urged that dignity of judges and respect for judiciary is inviolable as these are fundamentals of rule of law and constitutionalism.<br />''<br />''Shri Dhankhar also said that all in the country need to realize that no one is above law. People in authority and high positions need to take cognizance of this in larger public interest and to further and enhance democratic echo system,he further advised.<br />''<br />''At the same time, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan appealed to make the mother tongue as a language of justice. He said that Karnataka should have Kannada, Tamil Nadu should have Tamil and Madhya Pradesh should have Hindi as the official language.<br />''<br />''If the language of justice is the mother tongue, then the common man will get a big relief. Justice Kishan Kaul and Justice JK Maheshwari also addressed the function. <br />

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