The Vice President, Jagdeep Dhankhar asked the media to be extra careful while reporting about the judiciary. He also said that the dignity of judges and respect for the judiciary is inviolable as these are fundamentals of rule of law and constitutionalism.

Dhankar was speaking at the first ‘Justice J.S. Verma Memorial Lecture’ at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh on Sunday. He said that a spinally strong, fair, and independent Justice System is the safest guarantee to the blossoming and flourishing of democratic values. “Indisputably Democracy is best nurtured when all constitutional institutions are wholly in sync and confined to their respective domain,” he added.

The first ‘Justice J.S. Verma Memorial Lecture was delivered by the Supreme Court Judge, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul. Recalling his many interactions as a senior advocate with Justice Verma at Rajasthan High Court and Supreme Court, Dhankhar said that his tenure was marked by judicial ecosystem upliftment, enhancing transparency and accountability.

Vice President said that his landmark judgment in the Vishaka case structured the mechanism for adequately providing for specific protection of women from sexual harassment in workplaces. “Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma will always be best remembered for path-breaking judgments and ideas that have empowered citizens and enabled the government to overhaul institutions for the larger welfare of the people,”

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