Port Louis (Mauritius): Just because something is legal does not necessarily mean it is just, Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai said in Mauritius on Friday while delivering the Sir Maurice Rault Memorial Lecture in memory of the former Chief Justice of Mauritius. The CJI was speaking on the theme, ‘Rule of Law in the Largest Democracy.’

“Legality alone does not confer fairness or justice. It is important to remember that just because something is legalized, it does not mean it is just,” he said. ADVERTISEMENT

CJI Gavai referred to slavery, which used to be legal in the United States of America; colonial-era laws that criminalized entire tribes in India; laws across the world that penalized indigenous peoples and marginalized communities; and even the misuse of sedition laws.

“Laws

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