The Indian federal system has been dynamic in accommodating political and societal changes since its constitutional blueprint was drawn in 1949-50. However, there has been a fundamental transformation in the operative principles of federalism particularly during the last decade or so. The rhythm and the beat of the political system, and of the federal system within it, has changed on account of a variety of socio-economic and political factors, but primarily ...
Few will deny that the post-emergency higher judiciary in India has earned widespread public acclaim for its innovate and creative jurisprudence, notwithstanding the argument advanced by some critics that it has exercised excessive jurisdiction, transgressing at times the executive and legislative domains, country to the original 'checks and balances' design of the Constitution. While the issue of judicial restraint in the context deserves serious attention, the ...