Judicial Activism in India

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Oxford University Press, 2003 - Law - 326 pages
Judicial Activism in India is a socio-political study of judicial review, tracing the evolution of the Supreme Court of India from a passive, positivist court into an activist, articulating counter-majoritarian checks on democracy.

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About the author (2003)

S.P. Sathe is Honorary Director, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Pune. He has been teaching law for over forty years and been principal of ILS Law College, Pune (1976-91). He has contributed extensively to Indian and foreign legal periodicals and authored several books.