Independence and accountability of the higher Indian judiciary
The Supreme Court of India is a powerful institution at the forefront of public attention in India. It is often engaged in a bitter duel with the government on issues as diverse as the administration of cricket in India to whether liquor shops are allowed on highways. Despite such public prominence,...
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements; Table of Abbreviations; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; 1. Introduction; PART I. THE INDIAN EXPERIENCE; 2. Pre-Tenure Questions: Appointments to the Higher Judiciary; 3. In-Tenure Questions: Mechanisms for Judicial Discipline; 4. Post-Tenure Questions: Post-Retirement Appointments of Judges by Government; PART II. A CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS; 5. Judicial Accountability 6 Judicial Independence; 7 In Search of an Effective Judiciary: A Doctrinal Reconciliation of Judicial Independence and Accountability; PART III. TYING THE STRANDS; 8. Harmonising Judicial Independence and Judicial Accountability in India; 9. Conclusion: A Reform Proposal for the Indian Higher Judiciary; Epilogue: The Moment the Judiciary Came Out; Appendix: Post-Retirement Employment of Judges in Government Appointed Positions; Bibliography; Index