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

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

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 th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chandrachud, Abhinav (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
India. > Bombay High Court > History.
India. > Bombay High Court
1765-1947
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
India
History
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Table of 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.

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