Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has said that unfortunately the legal system has often played a “pivotal role” in perpetuating “historical wrongs” against marginalised social groups and the harm caused by this can persist for generations.
Chandrachud delivered the keynote address at the Sixth International Conference on the ‘Unfinished Legacy of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’ at the Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, on Sunday.
In his address titled ‘Reformation Beyond Representation: The Social Life of the Constitution in Remedying Historical Wrongs’, Chandrachud said that throughout history, marginalised social groups have been subjected to horrendous, egregious wrongs, often stemming from prejudice, discrimination and unequal power dynamics.
