Described: Origin of Lady Justice, from Greek to Nyay Ki Devi
Today!
The new, six feet high sculpture in the judges’ library is of a
saree-attired lady (Goddess) without the blindfold she’s holding scales in her
right hand and the sword in the left hand is replaced by the supreme
law: The Constitution of India.
The Apex Court has revealed a new statue of “Lady Justice”, reinventing
an indigenous version of Nyay Ki Devi — classically a blindfolded lady holding
a set of scales in one hand and a sword in the other — that is identical with
legal practice all over the globe.
The new, six-foot-tall statue in the judges’ library is of a
saree-dressed woman with no blindfold, holding scales and, instead of the
sword, a copy of the Constitution of India.
Chief Justice of India Shri D Y Chandrachud, who commissioned the
statue, stated. The blindfold in the typical interpretation has been commonly
understood to signify the neutrality of justice, however the new statue with
unhindered sight is meant to signify that “Law is not blind; it sees everyone
equally,”
The newly built statue, which has been created by Vinod Goswami, an
artist who works at the College of Art in Delhi, supporting the efforts in
legal restructurings such as the new criminal codes, BNS and BNSS and mentioned
the new approach to come over the colonial era.
Altering Sense
The colonial period “Lady Justice” seeks her root from the old Greek
Folklore
The goddess named Themis, given birth by Gaea and Uranus is one of the
12 titans according to writings of the Hesiod who lived circa 700 BCE, a
renowned Greek scholar, is known as the goddess of impartiality, knowledge, and
right guidance — and is often portrayed as a woman holding scales in one hand
and a sword in the other hand.
Roman emperor called Augustus (27 BCE-14 CE) announced the worship of
Justice in the form of a goddess known as Justitia (or Iustitia). Justitia,
like Themis, did not wear a blindfold.
Nyay Ki Devi of India
Sideways with the common law legal arrangement that remains to aid as
the foundation for the way Indian judiciary works, the Victorian era led legal
system also presented its own version of Lady Justice. This statue still exists
in numerous courts in India.
The latest statue of Nyay ki Devi at the Supreme Court is very identical
to a different piece of art presented in the building. A mural near to the
judges’ entry displays Bapu and Lady Justice on either side of a chakra; Lady
Justice in this portrayal wears a saree, and holds scale and constitution in
her hand.
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