Suo Moto Jurisdiction; The Escalated Role of The National Green Tribunal in Environmental Jurisprudence

Abstract

Indian democracy is unique in its essence and functioning. Judicial and quasi-judicial bodies play a vital role in protecting and upholding the rights of citizens in all walks of life. juridification[1] is indispensable when human rights violations take place, especially in the case of the poor and destitute. Suo moto jurisdiction exercised by the judiciary can be illustrated as juridification and it is ineludible in conserving rights in a democratic society. Indian judiciary is renowned for judicial activism as a check and balance on the democracy. The judicial approach to the untoward legislative and executive interference with the fundamental rights of the people results in judicial activism in one or another way.