George H Gadbois

Judges of the Supreme Court of India

1950-89

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Produktbeschreibung

Biographical essays-mini-biographies for each of the first 93 (1950-1989) judges of the Supreme Court of India, most of the contents collected by the author from interviews with the judges. By whom and why each was chosen is discussed for the first time. Attention is paid to changes in their backgrounds and the selection processes over the four decades.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 428
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9780199469369
• ISBN-10: 0199469369
• Artikelnr.: 54472108

Autorenporträt

George H. Gadbois, Jr (1936-2017) was a political scientist at the University of Kentucky, USA. He had been a close observer of the Supreme Court of India for more than a half-century.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
India's Judicial Elite
Part One
Eighteen Courts and Ninety-Three Judges
I. THE KANIA COURT (1950-1)
II. THE SASTRI COURT (1951-4)
III. THE MAHAJAN COURT (1954)
IV. THE MUKHERJEA COURT (1954-6)
V. THE DAS COURT (1956-9)
VI. THE SINHA COURT (1959-64)
VII. THE GAJENDRAGADKAR COURT (1964-6)
VIII. THE SARKAR COURT (1966)
IX. THE SUBBA RAO COURT (1966-7)
X. THE WANCHOO COURT (1967-8)
XI. THE HIDAYATULLAH COURT (1968-70)
XII. THE SHAH COURT (1970-1)
XIII. THE SIKRI COURT (1971-3)
XIV. THE RAY COURT (1973-7)
XV. THE BEG COURT (1977-8)
XVI. THE CHANDRACHUD COURT (1978-85)
XVII. THE BHAGWATI COURT (1985-6)
XVIII. THE PATHAK COURT (1986-9)
Part Two
A Collective Portrait
I. FATHER'S OCCUPATION
II. CASTE
III. ECONOMIC STATUS
IV. RELIGION
V. STATES OF BIRTH
VI. REGION
VII. EDUCATION
VIII. INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE OFFICERS
IX. PROFESSIONAL CAREERS
X. PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS
XI. ARRIVAL ON THE HIGH COURT
XII. HIGH COURT SENIORITY
XIII. AGE AND TENURE
XIV. AFTER RETIREMENT
The Archetypal Judge
Appendices
Appendix I Judges of the Supreme Court of India, 1950-89
Appendix II Chief Justices of India, 1950-89
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author