Honble R.K. Agrawal, J.—VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM, a sukta of one of our ancient Veda - Riga Veda, means “The Whole World is One Family”. It is the code of life that is embedded in our heart beat, in our breath, in birth, in death, in our food, in love, in the experience of life and all that it contains. It is always and has always been true. People in our country have long cherished values which, in modern times, are best expressed under the rubric of universalism and various dimensions of democracy. Before the colonial intervention of the west and the rulers of the foreign origin, the participatory mode of governance from the grass roots to the top, devolution of political power at all levels, and cultural plurality were hallmarks of our social-political system. We had our own failings such as the obnoxious practice of untouchability. Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of Nation, called such persons as “Harijan” - son of God. The communitarian principles manifested through the caste system degenerated into hierarchical fundamentalism leading to a wide gap between the members of the society. For a section of the society all material resources and posts/offices were available in plent