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-Since independence, the judiciary has played a very active role in dispensing justice; beginning with the ''[[A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras]]'' case (1950) and the [[Basic structure doctrine|Shankari Prasad case]], etc. The judiciary remained submissive until the 1960s, with the modern trend of judicial activism beginning in 1973 when the [[Allahabad High Court]] rejected the candidature of [[Indira Gandhi]] in [[State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain]]. The introduction of [[public interest litigation in India|public interest litigation]] by Justice [[V.R. Krishna Iyer]] further expanded its scope.<ref>T. R. Andhyarujina, [https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/Disturbing-trends-in-judicial-activism/article12680891.ece "Disturbing trends in judicial activism"], ''The Hindu'', 6 August 2012 Retrieved 21 December 2019</ref>
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{{Infobox high court
| court_name = Supreme Court of India<br /><small>''भारत का उच्चतम न्यायालय''</small>
| image = Emblem of the Supreme Court of India.svg
| imagesize = 150px
| caption = Seal of the Supreme Court
| established = 28 January 1950
| city = {{Flagicon|India}} [[New Delhi]]
| state = [[Delhi]]
| location = Tilak Marg, [[New Delhi]], India, 110 021
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|28.622237|N|77.239584|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| type = Collegium System (Qualifications imposed) {{clarify|date=February 2014}}
| authority = [[Constitution of India]]
| appeals =
| terms = 65 years of [[Ageing|age]]
| positions = 34 (33 + 1)
| website = [http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in supremecourtofindia.nic.in]
| motto = यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः॥ Whence law ([[dharma]]), thence victory.
| chiefjudgetitle = [[Chief Justice of India]]
| chiefjudgename = Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana
| termstart = 3 October 2018
| termend = 17 November 2019
| termend2 =
}}
{{Politics of India}}
The [[Supreme Court of India]] ({{lang-hi|भारत का सर्वोच्च न्यायालय}}) is the highest judicial forum and the final court of appeal of [[India]], established under the [[Constitution of India]], according to which the Supreme Court is the highest constitutional court and acts as the guardian of the Constitution. India has an integrated and yet independent judiciary.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lawji.in/2017/04/judicial-activism-v-judicial-adventurism.html|title=Judicial activism v. Judicial Adventurism|author=Nidhi Gupta|work=LawJi.in|date=4 April 2017|accessdate=18 November 2018}}</ref>

Since independence, the judiciary has played a very active role in dispensing justice; beginning with the ''[[A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras]]'' case (1950) and the [[Basic structure doctrine|Shankari Prasad case]], etc. The judiciary remained submissive until the 1960s, with the modern trend of judicial activism beginning in 1973 when the [[Allahabad High Court]] rejected the candidature of [[Indira Gandhi]] in [[State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain]]. The introduction of [[public interest litigation in India|public interest litigation]] by Justice [[V.R. Krishna Iyer]] further expanded its scope.<ref>T. R. Andhyarujina, [https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/Disturbing-trends-in-judicial-activism/article12680891.ece "Disturbing trends in judicial activism"], ''The Hindu'', 6 August 2012 Retrieved 21 December 2019</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140625110033/http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/scr.htm Supreme Court Reports]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140211035354/http://www.indiacourts.in/ Text of all Indian Supreme Court judgments]
* [http://indiankanoon.org Indian Kanoon]

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Pt.debotosh dey: enhanced intro for clarity and corrected details for accuracy

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