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Whether judicical activism has undermined or strengthened Parliamentary Democracy in India? Discuss.

  • UPSC 2018
  • 20 marks
  • Principal Organs of Government

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The answer depends on what "parliamentary democracy" means. If it means free elections, an accountable executive and a working federation, activism has mostly strengthened it. If it means the legislature's authority to settle contested questions, activism has eroded it. On balance it has strengthened the machinery more than it has weakened the sovereignty, at a…

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