03-23-2009, 06:53 AM
95 per cent people in India are immigrants: Justice Katju
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Shillong, Mar 21: Justice Markandey Katju of the Supreme Court
today said 95 per cent of the people in the country were immigrants and being cemented by the Constitution.
<b>''India is a country of migrants and 95 per cent of the people in the country are immigrants and are being cemented by the Constitution which ensures that the country of diversified cultures, traditions and religion bound together, '' </b>he said while speaking at the Diamond Jubilee celebration of the Shillong Bench of Gauhati High Court, here.
Justice Katju said, ''As the Constitution provides secularism, freedom and other democratic values, the people should not be forced to accept laws and customs which are outside the purview of the Constitution.'' He said, '<b>' The tribal customary laws in the north eastern states should not be abolished </b>which follows federalism as enshrined by the Constitution of India. '' Stating that <b>the Constitution had made India into a modern industrialised country, </b>he urged the people to uphold its spirit and honour <b>the founding fathers of the Constitution.</b>
Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Jasti Chelameswar informed that the process for separating the judiciary from the executive in Meghalaya had started.
He also underlined the need for qualified people to become judicial officers if separation of power takes place. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Shillong, Mar 21: Justice Markandey Katju of the Supreme Court
today said 95 per cent of the people in the country were immigrants and being cemented by the Constitution.
<b>''India is a country of migrants and 95 per cent of the people in the country are immigrants and are being cemented by the Constitution which ensures that the country of diversified cultures, traditions and religion bound together, '' </b>he said while speaking at the Diamond Jubilee celebration of the Shillong Bench of Gauhati High Court, here.
Justice Katju said, ''As the Constitution provides secularism, freedom and other democratic values, the people should not be forced to accept laws and customs which are outside the purview of the Constitution.'' He said, '<b>' The tribal customary laws in the north eastern states should not be abolished </b>which follows federalism as enshrined by the Constitution of India. '' Stating that <b>the Constitution had made India into a modern industrialised country, </b>he urged the people to uphold its spirit and honour <b>the founding fathers of the Constitution.</b>
Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Jasti Chelameswar informed that the process for separating the judiciary from the executive in Meghalaya had started.
He also underlined the need for qualified people to become judicial officers if separation of power takes place. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->