NEW DELHI: In times when the line between power and law is often blurred, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai reminded an audience in Mauritius that the Indian republic rests not on the "rule of the bulldozer" but on the rule of law. Speaking at the Sir Maurice Rault Memorial Lecture, he recalled the Supreme Court’s own verdict deprecating "bulldozer justice", a phrase that has come to symbolise the dangers of the executive acting as "judge, jury, and executioner. " CJI Gavai on Friday underscored that India’s legal system operates under the rule of law, not "by the rule of the bulldozer." Speaking at the inaugural Sir Maurice Rault Memorial Lecture 2025 in Mauritius on ' Rule of Law in the Largest Democracy,' Justice Gavai referenced his own verdict criticizing the practice of "bulld

See Full Page