Book Review "Supreme Court"
3 years, 10 months ago

Book Review "Supreme Court"

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The Book titled "Supreme Court", written by Shri Ashok Panda, Sr. Advocate, is quite informative regarding the working, composition, and contribution of the Supreme Court of India in shaping the life of citizens, by giving a very wide and extensive interpretation to the provisions of the Constitution, particularly to the part III thereof. The Supreme Court, referred as "the soul of democracy" in the constituent assemble debates on several occasions, finds rightful mention in the book under the head 'Building a New Paradigm', which expounds the importance of the Supreme Court in protecting the Constitution as envisaged by its framers. The Author has briefly dealt with "framing of the Constitution," starting from the historical background of the British colonial rule in 18th and 19th century and the development of law during that period including the establishment of Supreme Court, Sadar Dewani Adalats and later on establishment of High Courts in Madras, Bombay and Calcutta in 1861 and High Courts of Allahabad and Punjab in 1866. The topics chosen by the author like, Personal Liberty, Fundamental Rights, Basic Structure Doctrine, Right to Equality, Gender Justice, Public Interest Litigation and Judicial Appointments are not only informative but qualitative also.

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