OakBride At the Intersection of Law & Life Essays in Honour of Justice MN Venkatachaliah by Bibek Debroy and Sameer Kochhar

Description

A rich collection of essays by eminent personalities on Justice MN Venkatachaliah, the Judge, and the individual. Justice Manepali Narayanarao Venkatachaliah’s diverse roles as a Judge in various courts, Chief Justice of India, Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chairman of the Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution, and other positions are covered in the book.

Right from his days at the highest judiciary to his simple superannuated yet emeritus status, Justice Venkatachaliah has preached reforms for efficiency.

The topics include:

• Human rights
• Tax law
• Public Policy
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Arbitration law, energy-related arbitration, and his pro-arbitration approach.

Other topics, like education and the selection of judges, are briefly touched upon. The contributors reflect on his journey from pre-Independent India to witnessing the nation’s transformation.

Contributors –

A.K. Sikri

Amar Patnaik

Bahram N. Vakil

Bibek Debroy

Gowree Gokhale

Gursharan Dhanjal

Hemant Batra

Jatin R. Jalundhwala

Jatinder Cheema

Kishwar Desai

Lalit Bhasin

Lekha S. Chakraborty

Marian G. Ingrams

Nishith M. Desai

Nitish Raj

Pinky Anand

Rajeev Goswami

Rohan Kochhar

Sameer Kochhar

Sanjaya Baru

Sherna Doongaji

Sudhish Pai