Legal Articles

Published on 12th July 2025 Authored By: Venkatesh Pramod Gaikwad Manikchand Pahade Law College Historical Origins in Western Thought The idea that liberty requires dividing state power into separate branches dates to Enlightenment thinkers. Montesquieu famously argued in The Spirit of Laws (1748) that political authority should be split into legislative, executive and judicial parts, […]

Published on 12th July 2025 Authored By: Anura Lepcha University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata Abstract This article delves into the intricate relationship between judicial review and the doctrine of separation of powers within the Indian constitutional framework. It traces the historical evolution of these doctrines, examines their constitutional underpinnings, and analyzes landmark judicial pronouncements

Published on 12th July 2025 Authority By: Soumali Chatterjee Calcutta University Abstract The separation of powers theory and the crucial ideas of judicial review with constitutional governance. Judicial review empowers courts to examine the constitutionality of legislative and executive actions, ensuring they adhere to constitutional principles and protect individual rights. On the other hand, the