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Home Minister P Chidambaram today termed the higher judiciary 8220;over ambitious8221; but complimented it for its activism which 8220;enlarged the ambit of fundamental rights8221; of citizens.
Delivering the inaugural the K N Katju memorial lecture on 8216;What ails the Indian judiciary8217;,he said that like any other institution that has reached a ripe and old age,the judiciary is under stress.
8220;Another cause of stress is that the judiciary,especially the higher judiciary,is over ambitious. An ambitious court tends to think that there is a judicial solution to its problems,8221; he said.
The Home Minister said that in his view the Indian judiciary is not afflicted by any malady that is incurable.
Chidambaram,himself a reputed lawyer,said he had no intention to 8220;pour oil8221; on a topic which was already hot and burning,which sent the audience consisting of eminent jurists into peals of laughter.
8220;I wonder why more subjects of discussion in India are quickly converted into hot and burning topics,8221; he said.
8220;I join in applauding the judicial activism of courts,especially the Supreme Court,in enlarging the ambit of fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution and creating
a human rights jurisdiction,8221; he said.
