Judicial activism should not turn into judicial adventurism or judicial terrorism: CJI Gavai

Judicial activism should not turn into judicial adventurism or judicial terrorism: CJI Gavai

New Delhi, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Monday said that judicial activism should not turn into "judicial adventurism or judicial terrorism".

The CJI said judicial activism is bound to remain in the country and wherever the legislature or the executive fail to safeguard the rights of citizens, the constitutional courts of the country, be the high courts or the Supreme Court, are required to step in.

"But at the same time, the judicial activism should not turn into judicial adventurism or judicial terrorism," Justice Gavai said.

He was speaking at a function organised here to release a book 'Our Rights: Essays on Law, Justice and the Constitution', authored by former Chief Justice of Alla