CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNANCE: MORALITY AND ETHICS GONE FOR A TOSS?
A person is known for his morality and the values he upholds. This correspondence is similar to the society that we live in. Governance on a macro-micro continuum requires not only an effective constitutional and legal framework but also the values that we cherish and the morality that we uphold. 1. Outline Democratic governance is the essential paraphernalia for creating, maintaining, enforcing, and sustaining a rightful order for society backed by security, equity, and justice. It is not that everything operates in a vacuum, but more significantly, the constitutional and legal framework through which we are evolving More particularly, the constitutional and legal framework that is being framed through deliberation, discussion, drafting, review, finalisation, and adoption through appropriate stakeholders That framework may be called the fundamental law of the land. In India, we call it the Constitution of India. It was adopted on November 26, 1949, and came into effect on January 26...