The Cases that India Forgot by Chintan ChandrachudMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Hooter: A cross section of unique cases fought in the Supreme Court that have played a role in history of the country
Targeted at the non legal beagle so as to say, C. Chandrachud picks ten cases he feels didnt get the public discourse in today's time compared to the far reaching impact they created in their times. Divided amongst religion, gender and politics as a cross section, it makes for a quick read on some interesting cases that hit the grey area of even the Supreme Court.
From the Mathura ( Nirbhaya of the yesteryears) case which just highlights not much has changed in decades and definition of consent including "a girl not saying no" to how the anti terror hero KPS Gill got away with outraging a senior IAS officer's modesty showcasing how much still needs to be done on the gender front.
National Security makes for interesting reading especially North East specifically around AFSPA and the Naga movement to the armed civilian movement against Naxalism in Chattisgarh.
In terms of records, the Keshav Singh case ended up with 28 judges sitting on it to prevent Executive singling out any one judge as the battle lines got drawn between the independent pillars of our democracy.
If there is a semblance of a black mark on Dr. Kalam's record as a President, it probably might be the case related to Rameshwar Prasad vs Union of India where he offered to resign for unwittingly being part of UPA's power play in Bihar.
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