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Leave the colonial legacy behind, as done by replacing colonial-era criminal laws like the Indian Penal Code with the Indian Judicial Code. According to top sources associated with the Chief Justice’s office, Justice Chandrachud believes that India should move forward from the British legacy and that the law is never blind, it sees everyone equally.
The new statue of Lady Justice in the Supreme Court has removed the blindfold and replaced the sword in one hand with the Constitution to send a message that the law in the country is not blind nor is it a symbol of punishment. The blindfold was meant to represent equality before the law, meaning that courts could not see the wealth, power, or other markers of status of those appearing before them, while the sword represented authority and the power to punish injustice. Is a symbol of. The new statue, installed on the orders of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud in the judges’ library in the Supreme Court, has open eyes and the Constitution in place of a sword in the left hand.
Leave the colonial legacy behind, as done by replacing colonial-era criminal laws like the Indian Penal Code with the Indian Judicial Code. According to top sources associated with the Chief Justice’s office, Justice Chandrachud believes that India should move forward from the British legacy and that the law is never blind, it sees everyone equally. Therefore, the Chief Justice said that the character of Lady of Justice should be changed. He said that the statue should not have a sword in one hand but the Constitution, so that the message goes to the country that it administers justice according to the Constitution. The sword is a symbol of violence but the courts give justice as per constitutional laws.
The scales of justice are retained in the right hand because they represent balance in society and represent the idea that facts and arguments from both sides are weighed by the courts before reaching a conclusion.
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