1.00 Is it a crime to disobey the illegal orders of the police by the law abiding citizen?

1.01 Blind obedience to any illegal order will lead to chaos. Hence the need of the hour is to educate the people to acquire the moral courage and the mental will power to disobey the illegal orders and challenge the same through legal process.

1.02 Dispensation of justice is the ultimate object of the law. Law abiding citizen is the strength of the law. Justice is normally administered through law courts as per our constitution following the substantial and procedural laws of the land. The administration of justice is a divine duty and it plays pivotal role in any parliamentary democracy.

1.03 Honble former Chief Justice of India, Shri. R.C. LAHOTI delivering the key note address on “Envisoning Justice in the 21st Century”, at Joint Conference of the Chief Justices of the High Court and Chief Ministers of the States held at Vignana Bhavan on September 18, 2004 (— Printed in 2005 1 L.W. 33 J.S.) is pleased to observe that-

“the hopes of teeming millions are focussed on us for protecting their life, liberty, property and all the rights which the constitution of India and the laws of the