Citizens Rights And The Rule Of Law Problems And Prospects Essays In Memory Of Justice J.C. Shah

Justice J.C. Shah was a judge of the Bombay High Court from 1949 to 1959 and a judge of the Supreme Court of India from 1959 to 1971. He retired as Chief Justice of India in January 1971.The theme of this festschrift is a subject on which he delivered many keynote judgements which helped to develop the law in our fledgling democracy. Many of the authors practised before Justice Shah and have also given their personal impressions of the judge as well as the man.

Table of Contents
?TITLE PAGEiii
?PREFACEv - vi
?FOREWORDvii - x
?NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORSxi - xii
?TABLE OF CASESxv - xxv
?KULDIP NAYAR-A SIMPLE AND FEARLESS JUDGE1 – 3
?ANIL B. DIVAN-CITIZENS’ RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW5-29
?T.R. ANDHYARUJINA-PIL: THE PATH OF DEVIATION AND DISTORTION31 - 46
?SUJATA MANOHAR-FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS UNDER THE LAW47 - 54
?GOPAL SRI RAM-THE IMPACT OF INDIAN CASES ON MALAYSIAN HUMAN RIGHTS JU-RISPRUDENCE55 - 75
?FALI S. NARIMAN-FROM CONSERVATIVE TO LIBERAL: A JUDGE TRANSFORMED77 - 84
?M.A. RANE-A FEARLESS JUDGE WITH UN-IMPEACHABLE INTEGRITY: SOME MEMORIES OF JUSTICE J.C. SHAH85 - 94
?M.L. PENDSE-CITIZENS’ RIGHTS AND DE-MOCRACY IN INDIA95 - 110
?RAJINDER SACHAR-INDIAN DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW111 - 120
?G.L. SANGHI-A GREAT JURIST121 - 123
?M.H. KANIA-VICTIMS OF CRIMES: DO THEY HAVE ANY RIGHTS?125 - 129
?K.K. SINGHVI-RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REMEDIES131 – 138
?JUSTICE J.C. SHAH (RETD.)-THE RULE OF LAW AND THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION-SIR DORAB TATA MEMORIAL LECTURES139-200