Hyderabad, Dec. 1 -- The constitutional promises of equality, liberty, and non-discrimination under Articles 14, 15, 19, 21, and 25 were designed to safeguard both the individual citizen and the institutional architecture of the Republic. Today, however, India is confronted with a moment of dual vulnerability in the backdrop of Refer D.Y. Chandrachud, speech at Bombay High Court Day, 2021 ("Judicial populism is antithetical to constitutionalism"), Justice Madan B. Lokur interview, The Wire, 2020 ("There is a climate of fear"), Court on Its Own Motion v. State (NCT of Delhi), Delhi High Court (26 Feb 2020): Bench of S. Muralidhar & A. Bhambhani, transfer notification issued same night, Justice K.M. Joseph Elevation Controversy, 2018-2019, ...