Judiciary as revitaliser of Gandhism

The imprint of Mahatma Gandhi on the modern society is unparallel. He was one of the most eminent leaders of the country who secured a unique place in the political world. He can rightly be called as the father of the nation for his extraordinary contribution for peace and non violence. As the concept of the corruption, communalism, violence, inequality, discrimination and other vices are at peak, there is a great responsibility on the present generation to reconstruct and revitalise our system under the context of the principles laid down by Mahatma Gandhi. The present situation of the global affair made it apparent that humanity could be preserved only through the inculcation and practice of the Gandhian principles. Thus, it is wee known notion that independent judiciary play an important role in ensuring effective implementation of political thoughts and theories. The present paper deals with the decisions of the Supreme Court of India wherein Gandhian principles have been emphasised and accordingly impliedly cautioned the State Machineries to comply with such values. The paper argues for pivotal role of the Court to bring changes in the society in the backdrop of Gandhian thoughts which have apparently been ignored by the government since independence.