Constitution is foundation which future generations have to build on, says Justice Chandrachud

Speaking on the occasion of the 101st birthday celebration of YV Chandrachud, Supreme Court judge DY Chandrachud said the Constitution is a foundation which future generations have to build on.

Supreme Court judge DY Chandrachud on Saturday said his 2017 decision, naming right to privacy as an essential component of "right to life" under Article 21, was a recognition of the Constitution as a foundation which future generations have to build upon. On August 24, 2017, in a landmark verdict, the right to privacy was declared as a fundamental right under the Constitution by a nine-judge bench of which Justice Chandrachud was also a part saying, "privacy is the constitutional core of human dignity".