NEW DELHI: While the judiciary can set aside a law which it considers unconstitutional, it must leave governance and law-making to those elected by the voters, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today.
He also said that it was not possible to govern and not be accountable.
“Of late, I am seeing a great propensity of certain courts to take over governance…There is a need to reflect upon this trend. They must hold accountability to their power. Governance is to be given to those elected to govern,” he said.
Prasad made the remarks while addressing a seminar organised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Commission Chairman and former Chief Justice of India H L Dattu was present during the event.
The Minister said the judiciary must set aside any law which is found to be unconstitutional and it must set aside any order which is found to be arbitrary. (AGENCIES)
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