Law, Justice & Judicial Power

Author: Mool Chand Sharma
Year: 2019

Law, Justice and Judicial Power: Justice P.N. Bhagwati’s Approach is a Festschrift comprising of 24 essays written in the honor of the late Justice P.N. Bhagwati, former Chief Justice of India and contributed by eminent persons cutting across professions and disciplines including former Chief Justices of India and of other countries, sitting Judge of the Apex Court of India, law officers holding constitutional positions, distinguished lawyers, scholars of international repute, Parliamentarians and other policy makers and public statesmen. In their essays, the contributors have recalled, described, assessed and celebrated the contributions of Justice P.N. Bhagwati especially through Constitutional Jurisprudence, transforming Indian Constitution from a paper being treated as a document to a source of power bringing social revolution and converting courts from being used as a forum by repeat players to forum for justice to poor, disadvantaged, minorities and exploited.