CJI Gavai On Article 370 And Ambedkar’s Vision
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CJI Gavai recalled Ambedkar’s agency stance towards separate Constitutions for states, saying Article 370 contradicted the concept of a united India beneath one Structure.
Nagpur: On Saturday, June 28, 2025, Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai highlighted the imaginative and prescient of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar for a single Structure to take care of unity throughout the nation.
Talking at a public occasion in Marathi, CJI Gavai recalled how Dr. Ambedkar by no means supported the concept of any state having its personal separate Structure.
Justice Gavai made this comment whereas referring to the landmark judgment within the Article 370 case. He was a part of the five-judge Structure Bench led by then Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, which unanimously upheld the Central Authorities’s choice to revoke Article 370.
This text had earlier granted particular standing to the previous state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Centre, on August 5, 2019, had eliminated this particular standing and reorganised Jammu and Kashmir into two separate Union Territories.
CJI Gavai recalled the second through the listening to when the matter was being argued earlier than the Structure Bench.
He mentioned,
“When Article 370 was challenged, it got here earlier than us, and when the listening to was underway, I recalled Dr. Babasaheb’s phrases that one Structure is suited to a rustic… If we wish to preserve the nation united, we’d like just one Structure.”
Justice Gavai identified that Dr. Ambedkar had confronted criticism on the time of drafting the Structure. Critics had claimed that the Structure gave an excessive amount of energy to the states and had an excessive amount of federalism, which could weaken nationwide unity throughout instances of warfare.
Nevertheless, Dr. Ambedkar had confidently responded, saying that the Structure was sturdy sufficient to resist all difficulties and would preserve the nation collectively.
Referring to Ambedkar’s religion within the Structure’s energy, the CJI said,
“Dr. Ambedkar had been criticised, saying the Structure gives for an excessive amount of federalism, and in instances of warfare, the nation might not stay united. Nevertheless, he had responded, saying the Structure would go well with all of the challenges and preserve the nation united.”
CJI Gavai additional in contrast India’s unity with conditions in different neighbouring international locations.
He mentioned,
“See the state of affairs within the neighbouring international locations, be it Pakistan, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka. Each time our nation faces challenges, it has remained united.”
The occasion additionally marked the inauguration of the Structure Preamble Park, the place Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis have been current. On this event, a statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was additionally unveiled.
Union Minister Gadkari praised the occasion and mentioned he was happy that Chief Justice Gavai had inaugurated the park and unveiled the statue. He emphasised the importance of the Structure, stating,
“Freedom, equality and brotherhood have been Dr. Ambedkar’s precious present to the nation within the type of the Structure.”
He additionally talked about how the Structure clearly defines the powers and tasks of all 4 pillars of democracy.
He added,
“The Structure has clearly said the tasks and rights of the 4 pillars of democracy, i.e. government, judiciary, legislature and media,”
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis additionally expressed admiration for the CJI’s function and confused the significance of constitutional consciousness.
He mentioned,
“Justice Gavai was performing his duty because the Chief Justice of India ably.”
He additionally said that the federal government is dedicated to selling the values of the Structure, particularly amongst college students.
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He introduced,
“The federal government has determined that the Preamble of the Structure ought to attain each scholar to mark the Amrit Mohotsav of the Structure,”
CM Fadnavis concluded by highlighting how the values enshrined within the Structure may assist resolve nationwide challenges.
He mentioned,
“If we settle for the values of the Preamble, 90% of the nation’s issues shall be solved ceaselessly,”
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