New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai on Wednesday said the judiciary has consistently emphasised human dignity as the soul of the Constitution, stressing that dignity functions as a guiding principle that connects rights and enables the courts to develop a holistic framework for constitutional adjudication. Delivering the keynote address of the 11th Dr LM Singhvi Memorial Lecture on the theme "Human Dignity as the Soul of the Constitution: Judicial Reflections in the 21st Century", CJI Gavai said dignity is a pervasive principle that underlies the very spirit and philosophy of the Constitution, shaping its core values of liberty, equality, fraternity and justice. The importance of human dignity in the Constitut...