Sooner or later this had to happen. As the judiciary's spotlight fell on the misdoings of politicians, a cry was bound to go up to curb its excessive zeal and to revert back to the status quo, when lawmakers were above the law and public interest litigations (PIL) were in the larvae stage. But even as the judiciary widened the ambit of its jurisdiction through the institution of PIL

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First Published: Oct 05 1996 | 12:00 AM IST

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