Legislature, executives and judiciary are the pillars on which Indian democracy is built. The Indian judiciary which consists of the Supreme Court, High courts and lower courts has a vital role in protecting the rights of the citizens guaranteed by the constitution. Courts are thus the watch dogs of rights.

Interference of courts in the matters of public interest and the directions given to the executives has increased the respectability of courts. Whenever and wherever the right of citizens, which include constitutional as well as human rights, are trampled the courts come forward and take steps to ensure that the rights are preserved.

The judiciary must be free from corruption. Only an uncorrupt judiciary will be able to sincerely perform its duties. Now a day some of the verdicts given by courts are criticized by citizens for they do not echo the public interest. Judiciary is criticized for giving more importance to commercial interests than to protecting the rights of people. This situation is extremely dangerous. If people start to show disbelief in courts and conduct protests against courts the very base of democracy will be weakened.

It is the belief in courts as the watch dogs of their rights that prompts people to live in peace and be optimistic. Once it is lost the result will be anarchy. So it is more than necessary to preserve the dignity of courts and thereby cement the peoples’ belief in it.