Supreme Court Judge Justice BR Gavai Releases VD Mahajan’s Constitutional Law of India Revised By Sanjay Jain

Supreme Court’s Justice BR Gavai released Eastern Book Company’s legal classic - V.D. Mahajan’s Constitutional Law of India by Sanjay Jain in the presence of Professor Upendra Baxi, Professor MP Singh, Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan and Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan and other legal luminaries. The Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud has written the book’s foreword and Professor Upendra Baxi has written its introduction.

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Speaking of the released classic, Justice BR Gavai shared “Professor Jain’s revised edition covers a wide range of topics like fundamental rights, role of judiciary etc. He has written extensively on this subject, and his work reflects a complex relationship between the judiciary and constitution”.

Mr. Jain's revision of the book is an invaluable resource emphasizing the role of the judiciary and thus, a must-read for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of constitutional law, suggests Justice Gavai. Justice Gavai praised the book that one of the key features of Professor Jain's revised edition is its attention to the social and political context in which the Indian Constitutional law operates.

Professor Baxi commented on the first edition of the book by V.D. Mahajan as a voluminous work, and coming to the instant edition by Professor Sanjay Jain, he took over a difficult task to revise Mahajan's work.

Praising the work, Professor Baxi added that “It is remarkable on his part to keep the size of the book as the original one while adding to it”.

Senior Advocate Sankaranarayanan praised the book with the words “It is amazing how the book gives the kind of credit to the Gopalan case. Professor Jain brings that out by going judge by judge on compartmentalization of rights in Gopalan case.”

Justice Gavai believes that the exemplary work of a differently abled scholar, Professor Jain will have a significant social impact in challenging stereotypes. He expressed that disability, as we count, is a special ability for success in fields like academia, which will help break down barriers and contribute to a more inclusive and compassionate society.

The book launch was followed by the panel discussion on “Constitutional Silences and Unconstitutional Inaction”. A special mention was made regarding Chapter 37 of the book dealing with Constitutional silences and the way enumerated and unenumerated rights have been recognized.