In recent years, judicial intervention has occurred in more number of cases of parliamentary affairs, and this has irked panic in politicians that, the judiciary is prevailing its limitations and shadowing over there fields of legislation. In last few months, LS speaker Somanath Chatarji is constantly, progressively putting this point more and more aggressively and in louder voice, on every possible stage that he was offered. In his recent speeches, he has accused the judiciary, that when emergency was imposed, they (Supreme Court) left people on mercy of Executives. This is completely falls statement, because power of judicial review on any law, passed by the government was suspended, and CAFEPOSA, MISA were the major laws, where no judicature was given jurisdiction to admit or hear any plea for relief or challenge. In other words, judiciary itself was suspended. How it could entertain any application, which could not mention relief under specific provision. Somanathda is making mend...
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