The Supreme Court versus the Constitution: A Challenge to Federalism

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Author(s): Pran Chopra
Publisher: SAGE Publications India Pvt, Ltd
Year: 2006

Language: English

Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Basic Structure: After 30 Years
The Constitution, Parliament and the Judiciary
The ‘Doctrine’ versus ‘Majoritarianism’
The Court, the Constitution and the People
The ‘Doctrine’ versus the Sovereignty of the People
The Constitution and ‘Due Process’
‘Due Process’ or ‘Procedure Established by Law’?
Is the ‘Doctrine’ the Obstacle?
Anomalies of the ‘Doctrine’
Federalism Revisited
India’s Judiciary: The Promise of Uncertainty
A ‘Loose’ Doctrine
A Judicial Commission?
The Supreme Court, Parliament and the Constitution
The Ideal Remedy
An Overview
Interventions
Looking Back
Some Back Issues
New Dynamics of Federalism
Looking Ahead
About the Editor
List of Contributors and Participants