“Dissent is a symbol of a vibrant democracy. Voices in opposition cannot be muzzled by persecuting those who take up unpopular causes,” CJI Chandrachud wrote in his minority opinions in Bhima Koregaon case of 2018. On Another occasion, describing dissent as a “safety valve” of democracy, the Justice DY Chandrachud said “blanket labelling” of dissent as anti-national or anti-democratic strikes at the heart of the country’s commitment to protect Constitutional