Parliamentarians and bureaucrats complain that the Supreme Court of India is encroaching upon the legislative and executive fields. The judges explain thatthey cannot stand mute when citizens approach them with grievances of violation of fundament...

Parliamentarians and bureaucrats complain that the Supreme Court of India is encroaching upon the legislative and executive fields. The judges explain thatthey cannot stand mute when citizens approach them with grievances of violation of fundamental rights and point out corruption in public life. Judiciary thus justifies its interference in the conduct of elections and formation of governments amid defections. It has checked powers of speakers and governors.It invented Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which makes headlines every day. The court fills constitutional vacuum and provides contemporary interpretation to old laws. Going through the judgments over the past decades, this book looksat the political impact made by the Supreme Court which is said to be the most powerful one in any democracy.