In
a constitutional democracy, power is divided so that the legislature makes
the laws, the executive authority enforces and carries them out, and the
judiciary operates independently. No one branch can control all power in a
democratic system. This is referred as the Separation of Powers. Among the
foundational objective of our polity, the founding fathers accorded the highest
place to Justice. The Preamble to the constitution spoke of to resolve to
secure justice social, economic, and political to all its citizens. It is
natural that the people turn to judiciary as the bastion of hope forgetting
protection against injustice. The judiciary is referred to as the custodian of
the constitution and protector of fundamental rights. It is the supreme
authority responsible to punish the violators of fundamental rights and civil
liberties. In this regard, it also has the power to review the decisions of the
executive as mandated by Article 13. Further, under Article 142, it
can pass any order for doing complete justice.
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