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8.2. Examples of Judicial Activism in India

Following are some of the examples of Judicial Activism in India:

 

8.2.1. Persons in custody to be debarred from contesting electionsReasoning Against the Judgment:8.2.2. MPs, MLAs to be Disqualified on Date of Criminal ConvictionReasoning Against the Judgment:8.2.3. SC Ruling on Appointments in Central Information Commission8.2.4. Supreme Court’s Ruling on Fixed Tenure for Bureaucrats8.2.5. Voter’s right to cast negative vote8.2.6. The VVPAT Ruling8.2.7. Ruling on Election Manifesto8.2.8. Stay on Caste-Based Rallies in UP8.2.9. Ruling on Nomination Papers8.2.10. Judgment on Commutation of Death Sentence8.2.11. Supreme Court’s Ruling on Acid Sale8.2.12. Interlinking of Rivers8.2.13. Earlier Cases of Judicial ActivismVishakha vs. State of Rajasthan caseSupreme Court directives on Police Reform