Memorial Lecture
THE LEAST DANGEROUS BRANCH AND CIVIL SOCIETY
Prof. R. V. R. Chandra Sekhara Rao - 24th December 2011
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- THE LEAST DANGEROUS BRANCH AND CIVIL SOCIETY
- Speaker
- Prof. R. V. R. Chandra Sekhara Rao
- Date
- 24th December 2011
Key Points
Lecture Summary
- Judiciary's evolving role from the least dangerous branch to protector of civil society.
- Decline of legislative and executive credibility created space for stronger judicial intervention.
- Public Interest Litigation as a bridge between courts and public causes.
- Judiciary's role in corruption, accountability, rights, environment, and public governance.
- Need to balance judicial activism with accountability and self-restraint.
- Civil society may support the judiciary, but judiciary must also guard its own credibility.