Independence and Accountability of the Higher Indian Judiciary

Arghya Sengupta

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781108485654
• eBook ISBN: 9781108626996
• Topic: Law
• Subtopic: Public Law
• Index: Law

The Supreme Court of India is a powerful institution at the forefront of public attention in India. It is often engaged in a bitter duel with the government on issues as diverse as the administration of cricket in India to whether liquor shops are allowed on highways. Despite such public prominence, very little attention has been paid to who the judges of the Supreme Court are, how they are appointed, transferred and removed, and what they do after retirement. This book provides an account of these four facets of judicial functioning and analyses the processes in operation today. It argues that each of these four aspects gives rise to significant concerns pertaining to judicial independence, accountability, or both. Its main argument is that both judicial independence and accountability are necessary for 'an effective judiciary', and these two values are not in conflict with each other as is commonly assumed.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Independence and Accountability of the Indian Higher Judiciary
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• Cases
• Statutes
• 1 Introduction
• PART I THE INDIAN EXPERIENCE
• PART II A CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS
• PART III TYING THE STRANDS
• Epilogue: The Moment the Judiciary Came Out
• Appendix: Post-Retirement Employment of Judges in Government-Appointed Positions
• Bibliography
• INDEX