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India's judges have sweeping powers and a long history of judicial activism that would be all but unimaginable in the United States. In recent years, judges required Delhi's auto-rickshaws to convert to natural gas to help cut down on pollution, [ 53 ] [ 54 ] closed much of the country's iron-ore-mining industry to cut down on corruption and ...
The chief instrument through which judicial activism has flourished in India is public interest litigation (PIL) or social action litigation (SAL).It refers to litigation undertaken to secure public interest and demonstrates the availability of justice to socially-disadvantaged parties and was introduced by Justice P. N. Bhagwati and Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer.
Vishaka and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan was a 1997 Indian Supreme Court case where various women's groups led by Naina Kapur and her organisation, Sakshi filed Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the state of Rajasthan and the central Government of India to enforce the fundamental rights of working women under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India.
Justice Vaidyanathapuram Rama Iyer Krishna Iyer (15 November 1914 – 4 December 2014) was an Indian judge [1] who became a pioneer of judicial activism. He pioneered the legal-aid movement in the country. Before that, he was a state minister and politician.
Judicial activism in India (2 P) Pages in category "Judicial activism" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Pages in category "Judicial activism in India" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. P.
India's judiciary is overburdened far beyond capacity with a backlog of cases. [56] Nearly 1,82,000 cases have been pending for over 30 years. According to National Judicial Data Grid, Indian courts had 27% rise in backlog between December 2019 and April 2022. [57]
He was known for his judicial innovation through landmark judgements, which made him "the face of judicial activism" in India. [2] His decisions were credited with the forging of powerful new judicial tools such as continuing mandamus, [3] and the expanded protection of fundamental rights as in the Vishaka Judgement. [4]