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Indian JudiciaryNamita Wahi , Harvard Law School
Oct 2009
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Indian Judiciary
Features
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Indian Judiciary
Features
Structure
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Indian Judiciary
Features
Structure
Supreme Court
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Indian Judiciary
Features
Structure
Supreme Court
Phases
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Unified Judiciary
Features of the Indian Judiciary
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Unified Judiciary
Features of the Indian Judiciary
Power of Judicial Review
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Unified Judiciary
Features of the Indian Judiciary
Power of Judicial Review
Judicial Independence
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Supreme Court
Structure of the Indian Judiciary
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Supreme Court
Structure of the Indian Judiciary
High Courts
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Supreme Court
Structure of the Indian Judiciary
High Courts
District Courts
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Supreme Court of India
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Original
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
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Original
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
Appellate
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Original
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
Appellate
Advisory
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Original
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
Appellate
Advisory
Special Leave to Appeal (SLP)
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The period from 1950-1970
Three phases of the Supreme Court
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The period from 1950-1970
Three phases of the Supreme Court
The period from 1970-1980
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The period from 1950-1970
Three phases of the Supreme Court
The period from 1970-1980
The period from 1980-2009
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The period from 1950-1970
Land Reform CasesKameshwar Singh v. State of Bihar (1952)
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The period from 1950-1970
Land Reform CasesKameshwar Singh v. State of Bihar (1952)
Golaknath v. State of Punjab (1967)
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The period from 1970-1980
Before the Emergency
Basic Structure Case: Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973)
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The period from 1970-1980
Before the Emergency
Basic Structure Case: Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973)
The Case That Shook IndiaState of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain (1975) (Allahabad High Court)
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The period from 1970-1980Justice Jagmohanlal Sinha
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The period from 1970-1980
During the Emergency
Review of the Basic Structure Case (1975)
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The period from 1970-1980
During the Emergency
Review of the Basic Structure Case (1975)
Election Case: Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain (1975)
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The period from 1970-1980
During the Emergency
Review of the Basic Structure Case (1975)
Election Case: Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain (1975)
Habeas Corpus Case: ADM Jabalpur v. Shiv Kant Shukla (1976)
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The period from 1970-1980Justice H.R. Khanna
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The period from 1980-2009
Public Interest Litigation
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The period from 1980-2009
Public Interest Litigation
Social Rights
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The period from 1980-2009
Public Interest Litigation
Social Rights
Policymaking and Legislative power
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The period from 1980-2009
Public Interest Litigation
Social Rights
Policymaking and Legislative power
Complete power over judicial appointments
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The period from 1980-2009
Public Interest Litigation
Social Rights
Policymaking and Legislative power
Complete power over judicial appointments
Lack of coherent public policy
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The period from 1980-2009
Public Interest Litigation
Social Rights
Policymaking and Legislative power
Complete power over judicial appointments
Lack of coherent public policy
Lack of transparency