Constitution not a privilege of few cosmopolitans, belongs to every citizen: CJI Surya Kant

Key points

• Constitution belongs to all citizens equally and is not a privilege of a few cosmopolitans who can afford cost-bearing processes and engage the best of the brains, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said.
• The comments from came on Thursday (May 21, 2026) in a speech at the launch of senior advocate Indira Jaising's memoir 'The Constitution Is My Home: Conversations on a Life in Law'.
• The Chief Justice, who was invited as the chief guest, could not attend the event and sent a video clip extending his warm greetings for the book launch and expressed his regret for not being present due to an upcoming meeting of BRICS judges.
• "The Constitution is truly our shared home.
• It belongs not to judges alone, nor to lawyers, State or public authorities.