An independent, colonial judiciary : a history of the Bombay High Court during the British Raj, 1862-1947

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chandrachud, Abhinav, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts--History--India--Mumbai Region.

Courts.

India. Bombay High Court--History.

India.

India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examining the backgrounds and lives of the 83 judges who served on the Bombay High Court during the colonial era, as well as the court's colonial past, this book explores why such British colonial institutions flourished even after India became independent. In the process, it reveals some of the complex changes which took place in Indian society, the legal profession, the law, and the legal culture during the colonial era.

Contents:

Background

The rise of the Indian judge

Race, class, and the Bombay High Court

The judicial culture of the court

The structural peculiarities of a colonial judiciary

Independence of the judiciary.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 26, 2015).

ISBN:

0-19-908948-5

0-19-908533-1