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2012.
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| Summary/Abstract |
The Indian Judiciary has completed 60 years of its existence and has made long lasting contribution to the system of governance that has impacted the life of the people and the nation. In many ways, it has impacted the nature, scope and processes of public governance and can claim credit for expanding the meaning of the constitution in favor of different segments, especially the poor, of the society. It has strengthened Indian federation, catalyzed goal achievement, deepened democracy and defended people against excesses of the State. It has acted as a promoter of peace, cordiality and balance and coordination between different organs of the government. At one time it was thought that the role of judiciary is only to interpret the laws and the regulations and provide judgements exclusively from the legal point of view. This perspective has undergone a sea change in the recent times. Envisaging the role of the supreme court of India, the first Chief Justice of India, Justice Kania said:
"The Supreme Court would declare and interpret the law of the land, and with the tradition of Indian judiciary, it would work in no spirit of formal or barren legalism, within the limits prescribed by the constitution. The court, as part of the federal system and as the defender of democracy, is responsive to the changes in Indian society
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