Before memory fades: an autobiography
Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi Hay House Publishers India Pvt. Ltd. 2020 Description: 459 pISBN: 9789381431450Subject(s): India | Nariman, Fali S | LawyersDDC classification: 340.092 Summary: A revelatory, comprehensive and perceptive autobiography - candid, compelling and authoritative Starting with his formative years, when he had the good fortune to interact with many eminent judges and advocates, Fali S. Nariman moves on to deal with a wide variety of important subjects, such as: · 1. The sanctity of the Indian Constitution and attempts to tamper with it. · 2. Crucial cases that have made a decisive impact on the nation, especially on the interpretation of the law. · 3. The relationship between the political class and the judiciary. · 4 . The cancer of corruption and how to combat this menace. The author outlines measures to restore the now-low credibility of the legal profession. He also delineates his role in several high-profile cases. In recognition of his track record, the Government of India nominated him to the Rajya Sabha. He describes the highlights of his tenure there. Both members of the legal profession and the lay reader will find the contents informative and useful.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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338.954 ABD Advantage India: from challenge to opportunity | 338.954 MEE Making India great again: learning from our history | 339.9 THA The new world disorder and the indian imperative | 340.092 NAR Before memory fades: an autobiography | 340.3 NAR India's legal system: can it be saved ? | 342.54 SET We, the children of India: the preamble to our constitution | 347.54077 GAN Landmark judgments that changed India |
A revelatory, comprehensive and perceptive autobiography - candid, compelling and authoritative
Starting with his formative years, when he had the good fortune to interact with many eminent judges and advocates, Fali S. Nariman moves on to deal with a wide variety of important subjects, such as:
· 1. The sanctity of the Indian Constitution and attempts to tamper with it.
· 2. Crucial cases that have made a decisive impact on the nation, especially on the interpretation of the law.
· 3. The relationship between the political class and the judiciary.
· 4 . The cancer of corruption and how to combat this menace.
The author outlines measures to restore the now-low credibility of the legal profession. He also delineates his role in several high-profile cases. In recognition of his track record, the Government of India nominated him to the Rajya Sabha. He describes the highlights of his tenure there. Both members of the legal profession and the lay reader will find the contents informative and useful.
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