“Judges must know
their limits and must not try to run the Government. They must not…behave like
emperors.” —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 trend has changed dramatic