The Majesty of the Judiciary

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Description
Justice lyer is one of the versatile authors who has written on each and every aspect of law and beyond, maintaining lucidity and depicting ocean deep knowledge of the subject.
His dynamic and enlightened idea on law and contemporary jurisprudence is a path-making source for the present and future judicial system. Out of multifarious activities of his life he always works out the time in writing for law and techno-socio matters, that becomes the flow of inspiration for the lawyers, judges and the common people, not only in our own land but also in other parts of the world.
This bouquet of articles was specially handpicked by the author himself to cater to different flavours of lawyers, laymen and judges in India and abroad.
This present collection contains articles on Judges, Judicial Reforms, Constitutional Law, Death Sentence, Arbitration, Jurisprudence, Indian and International socio-political topics and much more.
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Contents
1.    The Majesty of the Judiciary
2.    Judges - Judicial Reform in the Indian Context
3.    Judicial Review and Jejune Judges
4.    Law India - Indo-Anglian Semi-centennial
5.    Law in India: A Silver Jubilee Critique of a Story without a Plot
6.    Law India: Some Contemporary Challenges
7.    Nine-Judges Bench and Ninth Schedule to the Constitution
8.    Death Sentence on Death Sentence
9.    Unequal Access to Professional Courses
10.  The Individual and the Indian Republic - A Constitutional Synthesis
11.  Basic Structure of the Constitution and 'We, the People of India'
12.  Slaughter of Camel verses Judicial Compassion
13.  Arbitration - Certain Arbitrary Aspects
14.  Industrialize and Perish
15.  Rivers, A National Treasure; Their Waste and Pollution, A National Crime
16.  River Jurisprudence and Inter-State Waters
17.  Hydel Power Projects and Peril to Human Survival
18.  India - Dubious Prognosis vs. Illusionary Development
19.  Nav Bharat - Miles to Go and Promises to Keep
20.  State Extravaganza and Bankruptcy of Treasury
21.  Afghanistan - Some Glimpses of History and Geography
22.  Alcoholism - A Syndrome of Plural Pathologies
23.  An Odd Incident with Rajiv Gandhi
24.  Life's Splendour For Ever
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Author Details
Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, born on 15th November, 1915. m northern Kerala and educated in Annamalai and Madras Universities, practiced law and defended peasants and workers against the exploitation of the feudal lords who had full support of the colonial regime.
In 1956 Mr. lyer was elected initially to Madras Legislative Assembly and later, after reorganization of States, to the Kerala Assembly, where he was chosen as Minister in charge of important portfolios like Home. Law, Social Welfare and Irrigation.
He was appointed judge of the Kerala Higli Court in July HWS and became the Member of The Law Commission of India two years later.
In 1073, the Supreme Court of India beckoned him where he played an important role in an em of judicial activism, public interest litigation, aflirmative action through Courts and a wide ranging exercise of judicial renew for which the Indian Judicial") is being hailed throughout the world today. Though his tenure in the Apex Court was relative!}' short, he managed to make a lasting impression on public mind. He is the author of numerous books and has penned innumerable articles and is a leading member of several social organizations and professional bodies.
Mr. Justice Iver is an Honorary Visiting Professor of the National Law School and a promoter of its Community Law Reform Programme. He has been honoured with several coveted awards and distinctions from various organizations around the world.
He is the only Indian Judge on whom three doctoral thesis have been written by the scholars in three different Universities.
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