8. Judicial Activism and Judicial Overreach

The Supreme Court has cautioned judges many times against judicial overreach and advised that judges must remain within the limits of the law and not peddle individual perceptions and notions of justice.

8.1. Difference between Judicial Activism and Judicial Overreach What did the Supreme Court say in its recent judgment?Way Forward 8.2. Examples of Judicial Activism in India 8.2.1. Persons in custody to be debarred from contesting elections Reasoning Against the Judgment:8.2.2. MPs, MLAs to be Disqualified on Date of Criminal Conviction Reasoning Against the Judgment:8.2.3. SC Ruling on Appointments in Central Information Commission 8.2.4. Supreme Court’s Ruling on Fixed Tenure for Bureaucrats 8.2.5. Voter’s right to cast negative vote 8.2.6. The VVPAT Ruling 8.2.7. Ruling on Election Manifesto 8.2.8. Stay on Caste-Based Rallies in UP 8.2.9. Ruling on Nomination Papers 8.2.10. Judgment on Commutation of Death Sentence 8.2.11. Supreme Court’s Ruling on Acid Sale 8.2.12. Interlinking of Rivers 8.2.13. Earlier Cases of Judicial Activism Vishakha vs. State of Rajasthan case Supreme Court directives on Police Reform