ASSIGNMENT

JUDICIARY-XII

1. The Inquisitorial system of adjudication is interventionist in nature. Justify. 2

2. The Adversarial system of adjudication has made the access to justice difficult.
Discuss.2/4
3. How the power of judicial review helps judiciary to safeguard and ensure the
separation of power of the other two branches of the government? 4
4. How is rule of law an essential tool to protect the freedom and dignity of individuals
against organized powers? 4
5. Explain three principles of natural justice developed by the courts over the years. 6
6. What prevents the Senior lawyers from accepting judgeship?2
7. Distinguish between independence of judiciary and impartiality of judges. 2
8. What is due process of law? 1
9. How has independent judiciary empowered Indian citizens or expanded the scope of
rights? 4
10. Define PIL as a non-adversarial litigation. 2
11. PIL has influenced the working of social institutions. Discuss. 2
12. PIL has been recognized as a tool of social change. Justify.4
13. Distinguish between Common law and Civil Law countries. 4/6
14. What are the benefits of independence of judiciary? 4
15. Write 5 features of Indian judiciary. 5
16. Give two arguments against the Collegium System of appointment of judges.2
17. How did the three judge case help in growth of present collegium system of
appointment of judges? 6
18. The landmark judgment of SC in the Kesvanand Bharti case was an answer to the 24th
Amendment of the constitution affecting Art. 13 and 368 of the constitution. Explain.
19. Expain three ways in which the scope of judicial review has evolved in the courts of
India and practiced by the SC.
20. The Doctrine of ------------- states that even in doing something legal an administrative
action must be fair.
21. In 1950 the Constitution of India envisaged a Supreme Court with one CJI and --------
other judges.
22. The Inquisitorial system of adjudication is interventionist in nature. Justify. 2
23. The Adversarial system of adjudication has made the access to justice difficult.
Discuss.2/4
24. How the power of judicial review helps judiciary to safeguard and ensure the
separation of power of the other two branches of the government? 4
25. How is rule of law an essential tool to protect the freedom and dignity of individuals
against organized powers? 4
26. Explain three principles of natural justice developed by the courts over the years. 6
27. How did the three judge case help in growth of present collegium system of
appointment of judges? 6
28. The landmark judgment of SC in the Kesvanand Bharti case was an answer to the 24th
Amendment of the constitution affecting Art. 13 and 368 of the constitution. Explain.
29. Expain three ways in which the scope of judicial review has evolved in the courts of
India and practiced by the SC.