Sunday, November 06, 2011

Judicial intervention

What is accused as "judicial activism" by some may also be interpreted as " inevitable judicial intervention " . If the legislature and the executive abdicate their respective responsblity, the courts are obliged to intervene lest the system should implode. Ths may be kept n vew while reading the following report:

 Kerala HC judges ask people to protest against price rise


ET Bureau Nov 5, 2011, 05.47am ISTTags:prise rise
PIL
Kerala High Court bench

NEW DELHI/KOCHI: As occupy protests spread like wild fire in foreign capitals, a Kerala High Court bench has nudged people to come out against the policies of the government responsible for distress.

In an observation of the spiralling prices of commodities, a Kerala HC bench comprising Justices CN Ramachandran Nair and PS Gopinathan said the people of the country should react against the frequent rise of prices by the government.

"Price rise is equivalent to slow death. People of the country should come to the fore rather than political parties," the court said. The observation came during the hearing on a PIL against the latest hike in petrol prices. The oil companies had effected yet another hike in petrol price, by Rs 1.80 per litre with effect from Thursday.

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