Separation of Power Thinkers Montesquieu France - 1700s Strict SOP The Spirit of the Laws Blackstone - Inde of Judic When 2 pillars are almost the same, the 3rd pillar needs to be inde & strong enough US Constitution Madison & Jefferson Concentration of power = despotic govt = tyranny Myers v. US The purpose of SOP is not to eliminate friction but to preven autocracy by means of inevitable friction Art 50A - Compulsory SOP - rejected by the Constituent Assembly Instead Art 50 - Exe & Jud Wade & Forsyth Exclusivity - Same person should not form part of more than 1 organ Functional - 1 Organ should not exercise func of other Mutuality - should not interfere with other Checks & Balance India Ram Jawaya Kapoor Indira Gandhi Keshavananda Bharti Min...