Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- The judiciary serves as the stabilising core of democracy, ensuring that its generative powers are channelled within constitutional boundaries and not allowed to descend into chaos, said Supreme Court judge justice Surya Kant on Sunday. He was delivering the first annual HL Sibal Memorial Lecture at the Punjab and Haryana high court.

Addressing a gathering of judges, senior advocates and legal luminaries at the high court's main Bar Room, justice Kant reflected on the judiciary's critical role in upholding constitutional values, particularly through the power of judicial review. He underscored that elections in a democracy are not mere procedures but fundamental mechanisms that require judicial oversight to maintain...