“All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by an independent and virtuous Judiciary.” -Andrew Jackson INTRODUCTION In any country, the Judiciary plays the important role of interpreting and applying the law and adjudicating upon the controversies between one citizen and another and between a citizen and the state. It is the function of the courts to maintain rule of law in the country and to assure that the government
— the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary — of the Government. The Indian Judiciary has always been given a lot of independence in our constitution and respect in the minds of the people of the country. Recently the Judiciary has been called the organ which is most responsive to the needs of the citizens and to the responsibilities of the government. Judiciary in our country has mostly been fair and uncorrupt.But the former Chief Justice of India S.P.Bharucha’s
Introduction: Legislature, Executive and Judiciary are the three principal organs of government who have separate functions to perform and for the sake of smooth and proper exercise of those functions minimum overlap should be insured. Independence of one organ without the interference or adverse effects of other organ is called doctrine of separation of powers that form on of the essentials of Indian Constitution. Judicial Independence is the concept that the judiciary needs to be kept away from the other
political system, the power holders must be balanced off against each other. Doctrine of Separation of Powers, divides the political authority of the state into three distinct branches, namely: 1.) The Executive, 2.) The Legislature, and 3.) The Judiciary. The following three organs of the government represent the people and their will in the country and are responsible for the smooth running of the government. This principle deals with the mutual relations among these three organs and tries to bring
Doctrine of Separations of Powers in India: Indian state speaks to a contemporary approach in conceptualizing the convention of division of powers. Basically, there is no strict detachment of powers under constitution, both on a basic level and practice. Every organ while playing out its
Chief Justice of India (CJI). For the first two decades, there was a near consensus between the government of the day and the CJI. The Collegium system evolved through Supreme Court judgments in the Three Judges Cases. S.P. Gupta case (December 30, 1981) : The First Judges Case:The judgement stated that the “primacy” of the CJI’s recommendations on judicial appointments and transfers can be refused for “cogent reasons.” The ruling gave the Executive a one up over the Judiciary in judicial appointments
INTRODUCTION: CONSTITUTION of a country lays down the basic structure of the political system under which, its people are to be governed. It establishes the main organs of the state- the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, defines their powers, demarcates their responsibilities and regulates their relationships with each other and with the people. In a democracy, sovereignty vests in the people and ideally the people govern themselves. But with the growing complexities of administration
power”. Montesquieu’s publication, Spirit of Laws, is deemed as a source of significant political theory and jurisprudence. He divided the political authority of the state into three different branches i.e. the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary branches. According to his model, these three powers should be separate and acting independently in order to promote liberty effectively. John Locke, an English Philosopher, too had argued about the positive impact on the society by the
Higher Education Higher education is an engine of economic growth in any country including India. It supports knowledge driven economic growth strategies. It provides an opportunity to critically reflect upon the social, economic, cultural, moral and spiritual issues facing humanity. Indian higher education system has undergone massive expansion since independence. Keeping with this, K.B.Powar (2002) examines the basic concepts of higher education; evaluate the growth, development and future of Indian
Through the years, the government of India has passed innumerable laws to help them in their task of environmental protection. Sadly, all the regulations and acts have not done enough to protect the environment. The greed of many in the governing bodies has led to misuse of the laws and ruthless