Court on Trial: A Data-Driven Account of the Supreme Court of India

The Indian Supreme Court was established nearly seventy-five years ago as a core part of India's constitutional project. Does the Court live up to the ideals of justice imagined by the framers of the Indian Constitution? Critics of the Supreme Court point out that it takes too long to adjudicate cases, a select group of senior advocates exercise disproportionate influence on the outcome of cases, the Chief Justice of India strategically assigns cases with an eye to outcome, and the self-appointments process-known as the collegium-is just another 'old boy's network'. Building on nearly a decade of original empirical research, this book examines these and other controversies plaguing the Supreme Court today.

Author: Aparna Chandra, Sital Kalantry, William H. J. Hubbard
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking
Published: 12/27/2023
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780670091584