‘India cannot declare itself a Hindu state, the word Hindu has no special meaning; Big statement of Supreme Court judge

Justice N Kotishwar Singh statement: Supreme Court judge N. Kotishwar Singh was speaking during the National Law Institute University Student Bar Association Law Conclave 2026 program on Sunday. He has made great comments on the Indian constitutional structure. He says that the Constitution of the country does not allow the country to have a religious state. He also gave a statement on the word ‘Hindu’. According to him, the word Hindu was historically used for the people living across the Indus River. According to a report by leading legal news website Bar & Bench, Justice N Kotishwar Singh said that there are very few countries that believe in all religions like India.

India can never be declared a Hindu nation. Hindu was the word foreigners used to refer to people living across the Indus River. Some people may disagree with my statement, but in reality the word Hindu has no special meaning. Let us tell you that Bar and Bench is a major website of the country, which publishes news related to legal news. It provides news from the Supreme Court, High Court as well as other legal matters.

‘This is a historical document’

Justice N. Kotishwar Singh was speaking during the program of National Law Institute University Student Bar Association Law Conclave 2026. During this time he Constitution But speaking of that, we have the Constitution in front of us, which is the most creative legal document. It is not just a legal document, but it is also a historical document, it is a social document, it is a creative document.

‘I am a product of Western education’

During this, he also said that he has no objection to western education. Justice Kotishwar Singh also acknowledged that Western influence has played an important role in shaping modern institutions. He said that I have no objection to Western education, I myself am a product of it, but now the time has come that we move beyond it, because perhaps the Western legal education system is not capable of dealing with the contemporary conditions of India.

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During this, he stressed that the use of regional languages ​​should be increased in the courts, this will increase public access to justice and confidence in the system.