Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Monday said fundamental duties in the Constitution are not merely to serve a "pedantic or technical" purpose, they are meant to guide citizens engineer a social transformation.
"Our Constitution is the fundamental document which regulates the relationship between the citizens and the government. While it has granted us inalienable rights, it places upon us certain fundamental duties. The fundamental duties are not merely pedantic or technical. They were incorporated as the key to social transformation," Chief Justice Ramana said in his Independence Day address at the Supreme Court.
Our framers imagined a nation, where citizens are aware, alert and able to make the right decisions, the Chief Justice said.
