Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School
Unified Judiciary
Features of the Indian Judiciary
Power of Judicial Review
Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School
Unified Judiciary
Features of the Indian Judiciary
Power of Judicial Review
Judicial Independence
Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School
Supreme Court
Structure of the Indian Judiciary
High Courts
District Courts
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Original
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
Appellate
Advisory
Special Leave to Appeal (SLP)
Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School
The period from 1950-1970
Three phases of the Supreme Court
The period from 1970-1980
Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School
The period from 1950-1970
Three phases of the Supreme Court
The period from 1970-1980
The period from 1980-2010
Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School
The period from 1950-1970
Land Reform CasesKameshwar Singh v. State of Bihar (1952)
Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School
The period from 1950-1970
Land Reform CasesKameshwar Singh v. State of Bihar (1952)
Golaknath v. State of Punjab (1967)
Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School
The period from 1970-1980
Before the Emergency
Basic Structure Case: Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973)
Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School
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)
Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School
The period from 1970-1980
During the Emergency
Review of the Basic Structure Case (1975)
Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School
The period from 1970-1980
During the Emergency
Review of the Basic Structure Case (1975)
Election Case: Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain (1975)
Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School
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)
Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School
The period from 1980-2009
Public Interest Litigation
Social Rights
Policymaking and Legislative power
Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School
The period from 1980-2009
Public Interest Litigation
Social Rights
Policymaking and Legislative power
Complete power over judicial appointments
Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School
The period from 1980-2009
Public Interest Litigation
Social Rights
Policymaking and Legislative power
Complete power over judicial appointments
Lack of coherent public policy