The 23^rd Lecture of the “Lecture Series” organized by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) was delivered by Justice Shri M.M. Kumar, President, National Company Law Tribunal, here today on the topic, “Rule of Law: Achievements and its Trivialization.”

In his lecture, Justice Kumar gave an elaborate historical perspective of the “Rule of Law” in the context of the Constitution of England, delving upon topics such as the Magna Carta charter of June 1215, Petition of Right of 1628 and the Bill of Rights of 1689. Liberty, Equality and Fraternity are the cornerstones of the Constitution in a democratic society, he observed. He gave a detailed account of how the judiciary has been upholding and protecting the basic structure of the Indian Constitution. Justice Kumar also cautioned on how the Rule of Law can be trivialized.

The Central Vigilance Commissioner, Shri K.V. Chowdary and the Vigilance Commissioners, Shri Rajiv and Dr. T.M. Bhasin were present on the occasion. The lecture was attended by full time and part time Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) of Government Departments based in Delhi NCR as well as CMDs, Directors and other officers of Government Ministries / Departments, Central Public Sector Enterprises, Nationalized Banks, and other Organizations.

The webcast of the lecture may be viewed online and it is available on the website of the Central Vigilance Commission  www.cvc.nic.in.

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