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