International Journal of Advanced Research and Development

Authors
Dr. Ramesh Chander, Sheetal Thappa

Abstract
The present paper seeks to analyze the interrelationship between the Constitution of India and the objective of social justice. The demand for social justice through constitutional means is traced back to the freedom struggle when India was governed according to the whims and fancies of the British government. Standing in utter contrast to the laws of that period, the Constitution of India contains various provisions and special safeguards for the underprivileged and vulnerable sections–the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, minorities, women, children and so on–for realizing the goal of social justice. It is to be analyzed whether the Constitution of independent democratic sovereign India is instrumental in realizing the goal of social justice or not, whether the Constitution duly represents all sections of society and strives to fulfill their diverse goals and aspirations or not. This paper emphasizes that constitutionalism as a method of socio-political action is legitimate for realizing social justice.