Role of Judiciary in Combating Corruption

Abstract

The Indian Constitution has created a democratic republic and a trinity of instrumentalities to enforce its paramount provisions without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.  The executive echelons, when they exceed their power as inscribed and circumscribed in the suprema lex, are subject to scan, scrutiny and correction by the higher judiciary.  The legislature has vast law-making powers and is functionally competent to perform an inquest into the administration.  But, when it transgresses its constitutional bounds, the court can quash its action by writs, or command fresh operation by means of appropriate directions.