Chandigarh, Aug. 3 -- A judge does not only adjudicate disputes, but also represents the nation's fabric and moral compass, said Supreme Court Justice Surya Kant, while emphasising the importance of asking who shapes the judiciary and how?

The top court judge was speaking at the book launch of "Shaping the Judges", honouring the life of professor Balram Gupta, at the Chandigarh Judicial Academy, Sector 43, on Saturday evening.

Calling the book a remarkable tribute to professor Gupta, Justice Surya Kant said the judge must not be just a working mechanic. "A mason lays brick after brick without caring how a building is built. A judge, on the other hand, must be an architect thinking of the way the building has come for the future generati...