Model Question and Answers for APSC | Discuss, in detail, how judicial decisions shape Indian politics with special reference to the latest judgements of the Supreme court of India. (APSC 2020)
Bhadra IAS Academy 
Ans : The Indian Supreme Court has enjoyed a reputation as one of the world’s most powerful and influential courts for several decades, regularly deliberating on matters that changed the course of public life and politics.
ADM Jabalpur comes readily to mind when one thinks of the impact of court hearings on the Nation.
Judicial decisions shape Indian politics:
1. More recently, there are many cases where the Supreme Court’s judgments have changed citizens’ lives — Ayodhya, Aadhaar, Section 377, Sabarimala, NRC and the triple talaq judgments are among them.
2. KS Puttaswamy case has made privacy a crucial topic of public debate and politics.
3. Sabarimala judgement and Safin jehan case made individual choice and freedom above collective rights.
4. In a minority judgement in Aadhar case, Justice Chandrachud has specifically held this act to be unconstitutional on this ground. Bypassing Rajya Sabha to pass the Aadhar Act as money bill, has come under severe criticism about the functioning of the government.
