{"id":1121,"date":"2026-08-09T18:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/comment-on-the-judicial-overreach-in-india-upsc-psir-2020-1807\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:23:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:53:58","slug":"comment-on-the-judicial-overreach-in-india-upsc-psir-2020-1807","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/comment-on-the-judicial-overreach-in-india-upsc-psir-2020-1807\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment on the judicial overreach in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> define overreach = activism crossing constitutional limits into legislative\/executive functions<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> India = separation of functions + checks and balances <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> concern is not review but its expansion into governance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>legitimate activism protects rights \/ overreach disturbs institutional balance <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> examples: national anthem order, highway liquor ban, firecracker directions, Article 142 overuse <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> effects: unelected governance, no administrative expertise, reduced accountability <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Mehta<\/b> (against constitutionalism) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Hewitt<\/b> (weakens Parliament) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> \u201ctyranny of the unelected\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Verma<\/b>\u2019s scalpel-not-Rampuri-knife limit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>activism is legitimate where rights are at stake; the problem is the line crossed, not review itself<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> corrective is restraint, not surrender of judicial review<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> curb the excess while preserving rights protection and review<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[41],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[59],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1121","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-41","pyq_marks-10-marks","pyq_topic-salient-features-of-the-indian-constitution","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4715,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1121\/revisions\/4715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1121"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1121"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1121"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}