............................................................................................................................. Description This comprehensive and insightful volume traces the evolution of the Supreme Court of India from a passive, positivist court into an activist institution, articulating counter-majoritarian checks on democracy. In this revised and updated edition, professor Sathe, one of India’s renowned jurists, critically analyses recent judgments of the supreme Court on issues such as secularism, the right to education, the new economic policy on disinvestment, and contempt of Court. ............................................................................................................................. Contents 1. Introduction 2. Judicial Activism: Historical Perspective 3. Judicial Activism: Imposing Restrictions on the Constituent Power 4. Post-Emergency Judicial Activism: Liberty and Good Governance 5. Secularism and Judicial Activism 6. Growth of Public Interest Litigation: Access and Democratization of the Judicial Process 7. Legitimacy of Judicial Activism Bibliography Index ............................................................................................................................. Author Details S.P. Sathe was Director, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Pune and Principal of ILS Law College, Pune. ............................................................................................................................. |