“Judges must know
their limits and must not try to run the Government. They must not…behave like
emperors.†â€â€Divisional Manager, Aravali Golf Club v. Chander
Hass, 2008 (1) SCC 683, para 20.
Traditionally, the
Supreme Court has deferred to the elected branches of government: the
legislature and executive. Judges have repeatedly cited Montesquieu’s
separation of powers and the need for judicial restraint.
Recently, however,
this tren
is New York-based corporate lawyer, a Rhodes scholar, and is currently assisting Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran.
