What was installed at the Supreme Court yesterday was a new Lady of Justice. With this, moves in India shift to newer articulations of justice. The blindfold is gone; she no longer sports a sword that rested in her hand. There stands the Constitution in its place. This installation, commissioned by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, tells the world that it is the law and not punishment.”.
The law is no longer 'blind'; the blindfold has been removed from Lady Justice’s eyes, and the sword has been replaced with the Constitution in her hand.
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— DW Samachar (@dwsamachar) October 16, 2024
Justice Chandrachud has commented that the law needs to break away from the colonial legacies and the law must appear to be fair and just. The Chief Justice said the statue should hold the Constitution in one hand and not a sword, so that a message goes out to the country that she dispenses justice according to the Constitution. The sword is a symbol of violence, but courts deliver justice according to constitutional laws.” According to a source close to his office
The scales of justice is held in the right hand of the statue to symbolize the balance and careful consideration of facts and arguments from both parties before arriving at a verdict.