The Supreme Court has rightly asserted that it is the Constitution that is supreme, not the Parliament, nor the Judiciary or the Executive. They all must work cohesively under the framework of the Constitution as originally envisaged by our founding fathers. Any attempt to radically alter the Constitution has to pass the litmus test of the powers of judicial review vested in the Supreme Court, these powers have been granted by the Constitution itself. The Supreme Court has an aptly named Constitution Bench that reviews all laws passed by the Parliament. The contention of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, himself a (failed) lawyer, that Supreme Court cannot interfere with the decisions of the Parliament is nothing but dangerous misinformation and a blatant lie. Coming down heavily on the statements of BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, the Supreme Court termed his utterances as hate speech and said that these won't be tolerated and that the judiciary will come down on such wilful mischief with an iron hand. The Supreme Court is the prime custodian of the Constitution and hopefully it will be guided by prudence and legal acumen to protect it.
