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Judicial activism in India / S.P. Sathe. foreword by ; Upendra Baxi

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Law in India seriesPublication details: New Delhi ; Oxford University Press, 2003.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxxvi, 326 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0195655435
  • 9780195668230
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 347.54012 SAT
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Contents:
Introduction 1. Judicial activism : historical perspective 2. Judicial activism : imposing restrictions on the constituent power 3. Post-emergency judicial activism : liberty and good governance 4. Secularism and judicial activism 5. Growth of public interest litigation : access and democratization of the judicial process 6. Legitimacy of judicial activism.
Summary: This volume tackles the question of the Supreme Court's accountability, and the role and concept of the social accountability of courts. The new, updated introduction covers all the important judicial pronouncements in recent times which highlight the fact that the Supreme Court of India has continued to play the role of a positivist court.
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Introduction 1. Judicial activism : historical perspective 2. Judicial activism : imposing restrictions on the constituent power 3. Post-emergency judicial activism : liberty and good governance 4. Secularism and judicial activism 5. Growth of public interest litigation : access and democratization of the judicial process 6. Legitimacy of judicial activism.

This volume tackles the question of the Supreme Court's accountability, and the role and concept of the social accountability of courts. The new, updated introduction covers all the important judicial pronouncements in recent times which highlight the fact that the Supreme Court of India has continued to play the role of a positivist court.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [312]-318) and index.

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