Judges of the Supreme Court of India 1950 - 1989

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Description
Despite the critical role played by the Supreme Court of India, the lives of the judges have never been studied before. This seminal book presents biographical essays for each of te first ninety-three judges who served on the Court from 1950 through mid-1989.
The essays in the book are based on interviews the author conducted with sixty-four of the sixty-eight judges who were alive in the 1980s, and on meetings and correspondence with family members or relatives, friends, and associates of the deceased judges. An attempts is made to account for why certain judges rather than others were-chosen-the selection criteria employed and, to the extent possible in a secretive selection environment, to identify those who selected them, It concludes with a collective portrait of these judges, paying particular attention to changes in their background characteristics-fathers' occupation, education, Pre-SCI career, Caste, religion, State of birth, and region, over four decades. The essays also embrace their post-retirement activities.
This will be an invaluable reference book for treachers and students of law as well as judges and advocates, Scholars and general readers will also find the book useful.
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Contents
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 Hidayathullah 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 Carers
X.    Participation in Politics
XI.   Arrival on the High Court
XII.  High Court Seniority
XIII. Age and Tenure
XVI. 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
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Author Details
George H. Gadbois, Jr is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Kentucky, USA. His research dealing with the Supreme Court of India has appeared in publications in the United Sttes and India since the 1960s.
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