Courts must remain vigilant guardians of constitutional supremacy: CJI Surya Kant in Sweden | India News
4 min readNew DelhiJun 30, 2026 04:23 AM IST COURTS “CANNOT be mere spectators in the constitutional order”; they “must remain vigilant guardians of constitutional supremacy, ensuring that no exercise of public power escapes the sustained discipline of law”, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Monday. He was addressing an event organised by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance in Sweden. Speaking on the topic ‘Safeguarding the Rule of Law — Experiences from India and Sweden’, the CJI said the “rule of law…disciplines the exercise of power” and “ensures that public authority acts through known, stable and general rules; that citizens are treated as equals before the law; and that no person is left vulnerable to the whims of arbitrary government”. CJI Kant underlined that “the endurance of a constitutional democracy rests upon the fidelity of the Executive and the Legislature to constitutional norms” and “the greatest safeguard to ensuring that these two pillars fulfil their duty lies in an independent Judiciary”. He pointed out that the Indian Constitution “provides a …
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