Under the Indian constitution, the state is under the prime responsibility to ensure justice, liberty, equality and fraternity in the country. The goal of the constitution, enunciated by our worthy founding father in its preamble, is to secure to the people of INDIA justice-social, economic and political, liberty of thought, expression, belief faith and worship, equality of status and opportunity. For achieving this goal, the constitution has created three organs of state, the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. state is under the obligation to protect the individuals fundamental rights and implement the directive principles of state policy.one must say central and state legislature have by and large, performed their duty fairly but in order to restrain the state from escaping its responsibilities, the Indian constitution has conferred inherent powers of reviewing the state action on the courts. The Indian judiciary has played an active role whenever required, in protecting the fundamental rights against state action. By this paper i have to inquire the judicial activism is how and to what extent beneficial for Indian people.is it judicial activism or judicial overreach.