National Law Day 26.11.2013

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The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949. Thirty years later, the Supreme Court Bar Association declared 26 November National Law Day. Thereafter, every year, this day is celebrated as Law Day all over India, especially by members of the legal fraternity. This day is celebrated to honour the 207 eminent members of the Constituent Assembly who are considered the founding fathers of the Constitution of India.

The main objective of celebrating Law Day is “to rededicate ourselves to the following cardinal principles which formed the solid foundation on which this grand constitutional edifice is erected: (i) the rule of law, (ii) independence of the Judiciary, and (iii) the independence of legal profession. These three principles are intimately interconnected. The main purpose of independent judiciary and an independent bar is only to ensure that there is the rule of law.” Law Day is an important day for the members of legal profession in India and also for the people of India. Lawyers and the Indian judiciary have time and again been the last front in the protection of rights and liberties of individuals.