The Bombay HC's recent chastisement of officials over confiscating nude artwork reminds one of Padamsee’s refusal at a young age to be cowed down by officials who claimed such work was a threat to Indian culture.

According to Madhav Khosla, the constitution's great purpose is to teach successive generations of Indians the value of democracy.

Amongst the themes that emerge from Chintan Chandrachud’s 'Balanced Constitutionalism: Courts and Legislatures in India and the United Kingdom' is the quest for optimal machinery for dialogue between the legislature and the courts.