New Delhi, 25/2: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday said judges in India have a crucial role in making dialogue with society to push for social change while expressing concern over incidents of suicides of students from marginalised communities.
In his keynote address at the 19th Annual Convocation of the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR), he said research shows that most students, who committed suicides are from Dalit and Adivasi communities.
Judges in India have a crucial role in making dialogue with society inside and outside the courtrooms to push for social change, he said.
He said educational curriculum must inculcate a sense of compassion amongst students and academic leaders must also be sensitive to the concerns of students