Curbs on Public Interest Litigation: UF Government's Evil Designs

The reasons advanced for the UF government's proposed move to curb public interest litigation are altogether unconvincing. The real reason is the government's anxiety to reassure members of the Congress Party and the Janata Dal that the government will put an end to judicial activism which...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 1997-03, Vol.32 (9/10), p.441-442
Main Author: Sathe, S. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attorneys
Commentary
Environmental justice
Judicial activism
Judicial review
Judicial writs
Litigation
Petitioners
Political parties
Prisoners
Social justice
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Summary:The reasons advanced for the UF government's proposed move to curb public interest litigation are altogether unconvincing. The real reason is the government's anxiety to reassure members of the Congress Party and the Janata Dal that the government will put an end to judicial activism which has been causing many of them much embarrassment. It is not the courts which will be the poorer if they are divested of the power to entertain public interest litigation, but the people of India.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846