Judges of the Supreme Court of India: 1950 - 1989

by George H. Gadbois Jr

Part of the Law in India series, this study presents biographies of 93 judges of the Supreme Court of India who served the Court from its inception in 1950 to 1989. The essays are based on the author's interviews with 68 judges. The author traveled extensively for fieldwork for this study
between 1983 and 1988. For the deceased judges, the author met and interviewed their widows and children along with their close friends and relatives. The essays embrace the entire lives of these judges and a complete list of each judge's publications, including the official reports prepared by him.
The work examines the criteria for selection of judges, its political context, and the relationship between the Chief Justice of India and the executive. Analyzing the socio-economic background of the judges with respect to factors such as father's occupation, caste, economic status, religion,
education, professional career, participation in politics, age, tenure, etc., this is a detailed study of the judges who served the court for a period of around forty years. This first-of-its-kind book provides a hands-on account of the first forty years of the Supreme Court of India.

Genres: Law

456 pages, Hardcover

First published July 15, 2011

Reviews

[Saurabh Pandey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I heard about this book from my friend who was doing his research on the author. This book is all about the minute details which you want to know about the SC judges who have been in court till 1989. If you have read ‘Supreme Whisper’ by Abhinav Chandrachud then this book will be of your interest where you will come to know about the anecdotes which are usually not in the public domain.
At times this book will be boring because the author has mentioned even very personal information about the judges, those are the pages which you can skip.
Overall, this book is an interesting read which you can pick up.

[PRANSHU DWIVEDI · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book, it gives detailed information about the appointment of judges in the Supreme Court. The interaction between the judiciary and the executive, and the reasons behind the selection of a particular person, determine whether or not to be elected to the judgeship of the Supreme Court. The cases that were settled and their political upheaval in the corridors of judiciary, legislature and executive.

[Jaihanuman Hk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Work

[George Gadbois]

excellent