This doctrine may be invoked in cases where the Legislature sought to enact laws on the issues which are primarily the province of the judiciary; or to say, the Executive Govts, exercising their powers which is primarily the province of the Legislature or the judiciary; or to say, the judiciary is exercising the powers, which is the province of the Executives or of Legislatures. The Apex Court comprising 2 Judges, in the case of P.Kannadasan Versus State Of Tamil Nadu [AIR 1996 SC 2560], inter alia, observed to say that – Para 15: ….. It must be remembered that our Constitution recognizes and incorporates the doctrine of separation of powers between the three organs of the State, viz., Legislature, Executive and the Judiciary. Even though the Constitution has adopted the Parliamentary form of government where the dividing line between the Legislature and the Executive becomes thin, the theory of separation of powers is still valid. Ours is also a federal form of g...