Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has done the classic Brechtian deed of speaking the truth despite the difficulties involved. At the 13th convocation of the postgraduate batch of the National Law University, on Sunday, Justice Bhuyan laid it out straight and sharp about speaking up in a democracy.

He indirectly referred to recent controversies over law school students railing against the invitation to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to preside at convocation ceremonies and facing the threat of punitive action.

“In a democracy, the right to question is not an act of defiance. It is an essential expression of citizenship, liberty, and constitutional responsibility. So, when students express a different point of view, when........

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