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

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Chandrachud, Abhinav [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2015Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)Content type:

text
still image

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780199085330 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:

347.54792035 23

LOC classification:

KNS132

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Oxford scholarship online

Summary: 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 the complex changes which took place in Indian society, the legal profession, the law, and the legal culture during the colonial era.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 the complex changes which took place in Indian society, the legal profession, the law, and the legal culture during the colonial era.

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