Legends in Law (Our Great Forebears)

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Contents
•    Foreword
•    Appreciations
•    Preface
•    Table of Cases   
LAW - PHILOSOPHY - VALUES - DEVELOPMENT
Law
Humanities - Lawyer - An Architect
Holmes' Vision
A Legacy - Its Significance
Justice and Rule of Law
Constitution and Constitutional Values
HISTORY OF THE COURTS - THEIR ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION - POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
Law and Justice Delivery System in Ancient India
The Medieval Period
Systems of Western Law
The Advent of British in India
The Entry of English Common Law
The Royal Charters - Establishment of Courts
Supreme Courts in Presidency Towns
Development of Judicial System First, then a Body of Law
Two Parallel Systems
Letters Patent High Courts in the Presidency Towns
Letters Patent 1862/1865
Other High Courts
Privy Council, Federal Court, Supreme Court
High Courts under the Constitution
Judicial Process
Jurisdiction-Original and Appellate
Court of Record - Inherent Jurisdiction
Contempt of Court
Right to Life and Liberty
Habeas Corpus
Personal Liberty and National Security
Other Writs
Admiralty Jurisdiction
Judicial Review
Constitutional Foundations of Judicial Review
Anti Majoritarian Implications of Judicial Review
The Incoming Tides
Legitimacy of the Judicial Process
COMMON LAW - ITS ADAPTABILITY AND TRANSFORMATION IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM
MEN OF LAW
Great Men of Law - Their Hallmarks
Makers of Indian Law a Representative Constellation
Barnes Peacock
Sumboo Nath Pundit
J.D. Mayne
T. Muthuswamy lyer
S. Subramania lyer
V. Bhashyam Ayyangar
Gooroodas Banerjee
Rashbehary Ghose
J.D. Inverarity
Syed Mahmood
Eardley Norton
Lawrence Jenkins
Asutosh Mookerjee
S.P. Sinha
C.R. Das
Murray Coutts-Trotter
Jamshedji Kanga
Tej Bahadur Sapru
John Beaumont
Bhulabhai Desai
Maurice Gwyer
George Rankin
S. Varadachariar
Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
Motilal C. Setalvad
Shah Sulaiman
B.N. Rau
K.N. Katju
Sarat Chandra Bose
Vivian Bose
Bijan Kumar Mukherjea
C.K. Daphtary
T.L. Venkatarama Ayyar
M.K. Nambyar
M.C. Chagla
K. Subba Rao
M. Hidayatullah
H.M. Seervai
Durga Das Basu
K.K. Mathew
H.R. Khanna
N.A. Palkhivala
AN AFTERWORD - THE TORCHBEARERS OF THE LEGACY
LETTERS
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Author Details
Started the general practice of law more than a quarter of a century ago.
Joined the chambers of late Shri S.G. Sundaraswamy, renowned Senior Advocate and former Advocate
General, Karnataka- Was closely associated with and assisted him for many years in several important cases especially in the field of Public Law.
Practice in various branches of law- mainly in Civil Law, Constitutional Law and Administrative Law matters.
Apart from private clientele, has appeared for and advised various institutions- Banks, Companies, Public Sector Undertakings, Statutory Boards & Corporations & Universities.
Government Advocate, High Court of Karnataka, Bangalore- 1999-2006. Handled important and sensitive litigation on behalf of the State of Karnataka in the High Court & the Supreme Court.
Member- Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, Karnataka (India) Section of the International Commission of Jurists
Participated in several seminars and presented papers and authored articles on different subjects.
Assisted Dr. Durga Das Basu, the world renowned commentator on Constitutional Law in the revision of his Commentary on the Constitution- 1993-1997.
Has been a Resource Person at the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal for continuing legal education for Judges. Contributor to the Restatement of Indian Law. Senior Research Scholar-Law Commission of Karnataka.
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