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1 Indian Judiciary Namita Wahi, Harvard Law School Oct 2009

2 Indian Judiciary Features

3 Indian Judiciary Features Structure

4 Indian Judiciary Features Structure Supreme Court

5 Indian Judiciary Features Structure Supreme Court Phases

6 Unified Judiciary Features of the Indian Judiciary

7 Unified Judiciary Features of the Indian Judiciary Power of Judicial Review

8 Unified Judiciary Features of the Indian Judiciary Power of Judicial Review Judicial Independence

9 Supreme Court Structure of the Indian Judiciary

10 Supreme Court Structure of the Indian Judiciary High Courts

11 Supreme Court Structure of the Indian Judiciary High Courts District Courts

12 Structure Supreme Court High Court District Court Civil Judge Small Civil Cases Criminal Magistrate

13 Supreme Court of India

14 Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

15 Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Appellate

16 Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Appellate Advisory

17 Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Appellate Advisory Special Leave to Appeal (SLP)

18 The period from 1950-1970 Three phases of the Supreme Court

19 The period from 1950-1970 Three phases of the Supreme Court The period from 1970-1980

20 The period from 1950-1970 Three phases of the Supreme Court The period from 1970-1980 The period from 1980-2009

21 The period from 1950-1970 Land Reform Cases Kameshwar Singh v. State of Bihar (1952)

22 The period from 1950-1970 Land Reform Cases Kameshwar Singh v. State of Bihar (1952) Golaknath v. State of Punjab (1967)

23 The period from 1970-1980 Before the Emergency Basic Structure Case: Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973)

24 The period from 1970-1980 Before the Emergency Basic Structure Case: Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973) The Case That Shook India State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain (1975) (Allahabad High Court)

25 The period from 1970-1980 Justice Jagmohanlal Sinha

26 The period from 1970-1980 During the Emergency Review of the Basic Structure Case (1975)

27 The period from 1970-1980 During the Emergency Review of the Basic Structure Case (1975) Election Case: Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain (1975)

28 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)

29 The period from 1970-1980 Justice H.R. Khanna

30 The period from 1980-2009 Public Interest Litigation

31 The period from 1980-2009 Public Interest Litigation Social Rights

32 The period from 1980-2009 Public Interest Litigation Social Rights Policymaking and Legislative power

33 The period from 1980-2009 Public Interest Litigation Social Rights Policymaking and Legislative power Complete power over judicial appointments

34 The period from 1980-2009 Public Interest Litigation Social Rights Policymaking and Legislative power Complete power over judicial appointments Lack of coherent public policy

35 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

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