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"The Supreme Court has been called upon to safeguard civil and minority rights and play the role of…

Granville Austin used this description in his account of the making of the Indian Constitution. He linked the Supreme Court's protection of civil and minority rights with…

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"The Supreme Court has been called upon to safeguard civil and minority rights and play the role of "guardian of the social revolution". Who said this?

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Granville Austin used this description in his account of the making of the Indian Constitution. He linked the Supreme Court's protection of civil and minority rights with the broader constitutional ambition of social transformation. Its role as guardian of that transformation explains the phrase in the question.

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