https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279103 Judicial review in a writ proceeding must stay confined to the lis before the court and cannot be expanded into general policy directions on police investigation, prosecution structure, forensic facilities, staffing, or statewide administrative matters. The Supreme Court held that such directions, when unrelated to the limited criminal complaint under consideration, amount to judicial overreach and trench upon legislative and executive functions. Emphasising judicial restraint and separation of powers, the Court reiterated that courts cannot assume the role of policy-maker or direct law-making or administrative restructuring. The High Court therefore exceeded its jurisdiction in issuing the impugned directions, and its order was liable to be set aside. en-us Tue, 29 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 07:41:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279103 Judicial review in a writ proceeding must stay confined to the lis before the court and cannot be expanded into general policy directions on police investigation, prosecution structure, forensic facilities, staffing, or statewide administrative matters. The Supreme Court held that such directions, when unrelated to the limited criminal complaint under consideration, amount to judicial overreach and trench upon legislative and executive functions. Emphasising judicial restraint and separation of powers, the Court reiterated that courts cannot assume the role of policy-maker or direct law-making or administrative restructuring. The High Court therefore exceeded its jurisdiction in issuing the impugned directions, and its order was liable to be set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 29 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279103