No one too young to effectuate big change: SC Judge

New Delhi, July 17

Justice DY Chandrachud, Supreme Court Judge, said on Saturday that the example of Greta Thunberg, one of the strongest voices against climate change, showed that “nobody is too young to effectuate big change”.

He was speaking virtually on “Students as the Constitution’s Vanguards” at a programme organised by the Shikshan Prasarak Mandali (SPM) on the occasion of the 101st birth anniversary of his father, the late Justice YV Chandrachud, who was the longest-serving Chief Justice of India.

“In viewing our Constitution, as a primary spirit to counter majoritarianism, we can equip ourselves with a unique lens to view the world and balance competing interests,” he said. Speaking on climate change, he emphasised that the world was in the midst of an accelerating climate change crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic had shown that ecological disruptions increased the inequalities. — IANS