Table of Contents :
Introduction
Chapter 1. The beginnings : indigenous judicial structures
Chapter 2. The colonial conquests: the first courts (1500-1700)
Chapter 3. The chapter trinity: the courts of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras (1726-1860)
Chapter 4. The foundations: the colonial high courts (1861-1950)
Chapter 5. the king-in-council, privy council & federal Court (1726-1950)
Chapter 6. The new judicial order: the supreme court of India & the high courts
Chapter 7. the conscience-keeper of independence India: the supreme court of India
Chapter 8. The guardians of justice: high courts under the constitution
Chapter 9. Famous trials : cases that made history
Chapter 10. Ecosystem of justice: court hierarchies, administration and the legal profession
Bibliography
Index