All wings of democracy work under Constitution: CJI Gavai

Chief Justice of India B R Gavai Wednesday said the Constitution of India is supreme, and all three wings of our democracy work under the Constitution.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

While some people say that Parliament is supreme, in his opinion the Constitution is paramount, he said.

Justice Gavai, who took oath as the 52nd CJI last month, was speaking at his felicitation in Amravati city of eastern Maharashtra, his hometown.

There is always a discussion as to which wing of democracy -- the executive, legislature or the judiciary -- is supreme, he said.

“While many say and believe that Parliament is supreme, according to me, it is the Constitution of India that is supreme. All three wings of the democracy work under the Constitution,” he said.