India, Dec. 23 -- Every generation inherits the Republic as an unfinished project, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said on Tuesday, urging young lawyers to see themselves not merely as "case-builders" but as "nation-builders" who remain conscious of how today's disputes shape tomorrow's society.

Addressing the seventh convocation ceremony of the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, the CJI said that India's Constitution was not a static monument but a living blueprint whose meaning ultimately depended on how lawyers, judges and institutions animated it through their work.

"Our Constitution is not a monument cast in stone, it is an ingenious blueprint. The courts give it interpretation, institutions give it st...