Published on : 11 Oct 2025, 1:18 pm 3 min read

Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai on Saturday said that his own life stood as proof of how constitutional safeguards transform the marginalised from being treated as untouchable to being recognised as equals.

He said that for him, born into a low-caste family, the Constitution ensured not just protection but dignity, opportunity and recognition.

It made inclusion a lived reality rather than a distant aspiration, he said.

“For me, born into a low-caste family, it meant that I was not born untouchable. The Constitution recognized my dignity as equal to that of every other citizen, offering not just protection, but the promise of opportunity, freedom, and social recognition,” the CJI said.

Justice Gavai was delivering the keyn

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