Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak at the Constitution Day celebration in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant, and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Kapil Sibal will also be addressing the event to be held at SC Administrative Building Auditorium from 5 PM.
Constitution day is celebrated to mark the adoption of the Indian Constitution by the Constituent Assembly in 1949.
The Constitution Day pledge is, “I, as a citizen of India, affirm my faith in the universal principle of civilized society, namely that every dispute between citizens, should be settled by peaceful means; and, because of the growing danger to the unity and integrity of the country, I hereby pledge myself never to resort to physical violence in the case of any dispute, whether in my neighbourhood or any other part of India.”
26 November was chosen to spread the importance of the Constitution and the thoughts and ideas of Ambedkar.
The Supreme Court came into existence on January 26, 1950, with the coming into force of the Constitution.
The Supreme Court initially functioned from the old Parliament House till it moved to the present building located on Tilak Marg, New Delhi in 1958.
Since 2015 was the 125th birth anniversary year of B R Ambedkar known as the father of the Indian constitution, the government decided in May 2015 to celebrate this year.
Since 2015, the day November 26 is observed as the Constitution Day. Previously this day was celebrated as Law Day.
