Basic Structure Constitutionalism (Revisiting Kesavananda Bharati)

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Description
At the outset, we would like to pay homage to the two legal luminaries of this country, Mr N.A. Palkhivala and Mr H.M. Seervai, whose contributions, both as a jurist and lawyer, is unparalleled in the legal profession. Indeed, it is a matter of great pride for the Centre for Public Law, ILS Law College, Pune to present this book in honour of these legends of law. The Centre for Public Law was established in ILS Law College, Pune to promote the research in different aspects of constitutional law and to comprebend its linkages with other disciplines like international trade law, taxation, etc. To commemorate the year of establishment of the Centre, an idea was conceived to undertake two major initiatives. Firstly, an event was organised to reargue Kesavananda Bharati case on 16 January 2010 to celebrate the 90th birth anniversary of Mr Palkhivala by inviting the eminent Councils who had actually appeared in the case before a Bench of distinguished judges and academicians. Secondly, it was decided to bring out a volume to honour the contribution of Mr Palkhivala and Mr Seervai in the field of constitutional law. This initiative was appreciated by none other than the former Chief Justice of India, Hon'ble Mr K.G. Balkrishnan, and he gave his kind consent to write the foreword to this volume.
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Contents
Section One
Critical and Comparative Analysis of Eleve Opinions in Kesavananda Bharati
1.    Kesavananda Bharati - A watershed in the evolution of jurisprudence of judicial
       eview in India
       Dr. Sanjay Jain
2.    Chief Justice S.M. Sikri
       Dr. Sanjay Jain and Mr. Amit Pai
3.    Justice J.M. Shelat and A.N. Grover
       Dr. Sanjay Jain and Mr. Sharath Chandran
4.    Justice K.S. Hedge and A.K. Mukherejea
       Dr. Sanjay Jain and Ayushi Agrawal
5.    Justice A.N. Ray
       Dr. Sanjay Jain and Mr. Amit Pai
6.    Justice P. Jaganmohan Reddy
       Dr. Sanjay Jain and Mr. Amit Pai
7.    Justice D.G. Palekar
       Dr. Sanjay Jain, Mr. Amit Pai and Mr. Rohit Saboo
8.    Justice H.R. Khanna
       Dr. Sanjay Jain
9.    Justice K.K. Mathew
       Dr. Sanjay Jain and Mr. Sharath Chandran
10.  Justice M.H. Beg
       Dr. Sanjay Jain, Ms. Sathya Narayan and Mr. Rohit Saboo
11.  Justice S.N. Dwivedi
       Dr. Sanjay Jain, Ms. Sathya Narayan and Mr. Rohit Saboo
12.  Justice Y.V. Chandrachud
       Dr. Sanjay Jain, Ms. Sathya Narayan
Section Two
Remembering Mr. Seervai and Mr. Palkhivala
13.  This was a man !
        Behram A. Palkhivala (Advocate)
14.  A son remembers his father
        Navroz H. Seervai
Section Three
Critical Papers
15.  The untold story of how "Kesavananda Bharati" and  the basic structure doctrine survived an attempt
        to reserve them by the Supreme Court
       T.R. Andhyarujina
16.  Random recollectiions : Revisiting "Kesavananda Bharati" from a personal perspective
        Anil B. Divan
17.  Judicial predilections, leanings and the swing votge
        Sriram Panchu
18.  The basic structure doctrine - A 37-year journey
        Arvind P. Datar
19.  Precedential value of "Kesavananda Bharati"
        Prof. A. Lakshminath
20.  Basic structure and basic human rights
        Dr. R. Venkata Rao
21.  India, that its, Bharat
        Dr. S.L. Deshpande
22.  The basic structure doctrine debate : South African Explorations
        Dr. Avinash Govindjee and Dr. Rosaan Kruger
23.  Reading the principle of gender equality into he basic structure doctrine of the Constitution
        of India: Critical reflections
        Dr. Sanjay Jain
24.  The Philosophical foundations of the basic structure doctrine
        Shivaprasad Swaminathan
25.  Is "Golak Nath" Partly correct?
        Amit A. Pai
        Bibliography
        Subject Index
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Author's Details
Dr. Sanjay S. Jain is a full time faculty at ILS Law College, Pune and also co-ordinates Centre for Public Law established by ILS Law College in 2009. He has co-authored two books: Role of State and Civil Society in Monitoring and the Implementation of Human rights in India, with Dr. Shirish Deshpande, published by YCMOU, Nasik 2007, and Laws Relating to Women (in Maratni language) published by YASHDA, Pune 2008. He has also published a large number of articles in books and journals. He has recently completed Ph.D. in Law on the theme of Feminism and Constitutional Law.
Ms Sathya Narayan is the Joint Director, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Pune. She with Prof. S.P. Sathejointly edited ILS Law College Platinum Jubilee Commemoration Volume, Liberty, Equality and Justice—Struggles for a New Social Order. She has contributed a section on Law of Torts in India to International Encyclopedia of Laws published by Kluwer Law International and contributed to Halsbury's Laws of India—On Insolvency, Vol. 13 (Lexis Nexis Butterworth, New Delhi 2003). She has also edited Mulla on The Law of Insolvency in India (4th Edn. N.M. Tripathi Ltd., 1997).
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