<h1>Senior jurist urges citizens to safeguard Constitution's basic-structure, resist institutional erosion and revive faith in democratic institutions</h1> A senior jurist delivered a memorial lecture at a law university marking 75 years of the Constitution, praising constitutional resilience and the basic-structure doctrine while warning against institutional erosion and democratic complacency. The address traced the Constitution's transformation into a social democracy, highlighted milestones such as early universal suffrage, expanding literacy, federal deepening and women's empowerment, and charted the judiciary's shift toward rights, transparency and technology. The speaker urged citizens to act as custodians of democracy, restore faith in institutions including the election authority, and keep constitutional morality central so the Constitution remains a living document.