JUDICIAL ACTIVISM

Judicial Activism Judicial Activism refers where the judges take decisions on the basis of their political or personal views. Here, the judges do not act according to the traditional precedents and also the existing laws. It is antonymous to judicial restraint. It is a dynamic process of the outlook of judicial proceedings. This is basically because of the changing social scenarios. In other words, judicial activism means to elucidate the existing laws so that the current requirement of exercising the powers of executive and legislative. They should not be over exercising or under exercising their powers and should be in control. According...

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