Black’s Law Dictionary defines judicial activism as: “a philosophy of judicial decision-making whereby judges allow their personal views about public policy, among other factors, to guide their decisions, usually with the suggestion that adherents of this philosophy tend to find constitutional violations and are willing to ignore precedent”.

Every State in the modern era has its own Constitution to operate its organs according to some fundamental rules. The Constitution of India is the law of the land. The fundamental rule governs the relationship between State and its citizens. The very purpose behind Constitutional framework is to achieve goals set out in its Preamble.