01-20-2005, 09:42 PM
Protector of the democratic citizen
I was too young (perhaps still am) then to understand this, but my dad used to say this all the time. He was a HUGE fan of Sri Palkhiwala.
Having said this, I think Sri Shourie raises interesting point. Who supercedes the other ? Legislature or Judiciary ? What is the "basic structure of the constitution" ? What is so sacrosanct about it ? Can it be changed ? What are the limits within which the judiciary/legislature can operate ? Is the parliament really the will of the people ?
I was too young (perhaps still am) then to understand this, but my dad used to say this all the time. He was a HUGE fan of Sri Palkhiwala.
Having said this, I think Sri Shourie raises interesting point. Who supercedes the other ? Legislature or Judiciary ? What is the "basic structure of the constitution" ? What is so sacrosanct about it ? Can it be changed ? What are the limits within which the judiciary/legislature can operate ? Is the parliament really the will of the people ?