Polls no guarantee against tyranny: What else CJI Ramana said in his rule of law speech | 10 quotes

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said at a memorial lecture that regular participation in polls was not a guarantee against tyranny of the elected. In his speech, he underscored the pressure of social media on institutions and urged the governments to evaluate how they used the rule of law or failed to do so to protect the citizens from Covid-19 pandemic. Read on to know what else the CJI said.

Delivering the 17th Justice PD Desai Memorial Lecture on Wednesday evening, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said polls might not be a guarantee against the tyranny of the elected. CJI Ramana warned the high pitch campaigns on social media that could affect institutions including judiciary. Identifying Covid-19 as “an unprecedented crisis”, CJI Ramana said the governments should reflect how it has used the “rule of law” (the topic of his speech) was used to deal with the pandemic and protect citizens.