Courts must intervene whenever rights are violated: CJI

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The Chief Justice of India said courts must intervene when rights are violated and emphasized the National Human Rights Commission’s role in helping vulnerable people access justice. He described the Commission as one of the keepers of the Constitution’s promise.

Says NHRC must be judged by its ability to reach the most vulnerable and help them access the judicial system; “if the Constitution is the promise, the Commission is one of its keepers,” says CJI