"Nani Palkhivala: The Courtroom Genius"
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About the Book
If ever a colossus strode across the Indian legal arena, it was Nani Palkhivala.
After a brilliant academic career, he quickly became one of India’s most sought-after lawyers and remained at center stage for five decades. Famous for his phenomenal power of concentration and persuasive advocacy, he was a supremely successful lawyer.
Early in his career, he authored one of the finest commentaries on the law and practice of income tax. His reputation as a constitutional lawyer is deservedly formidable. Between 1965 and 1995, he argued nearly all-important constitutional law cases before the Supreme Court of India: Golak Nath, Bank Nationalisation, Privy Purses, Kesavananda Bharati, St. Xavier’s, Mandal Commission, and the Election Commission matter. Palkhivala also represented India in three major international disputes.
A man of many parts and strong opinions, he gave critical lectures on the annual budget, which attracted audiences in excess of 1,00,000. Amazingly, he never referred to a single note.
An extraordinary human being, he gave generously, but quietly, to charitable causes.
This book chronicles Palkhivala’s journey as a lawyer and discusses the important cases in which he appeared and that changed the destiny of the country.
The book provides a rare insight into his working methods and style of advocacy.
No student of law, no lawyer, and no member of the judiciary can afford to miss reading this book.
About the Authors
Soli J. Sorabjee :
He (9 March 1930 – 30 April 2021) was an Indian jurist who served as Attorney-General for India from 1989 to 1990, and again from 1998 to 2004
He has appeared in a number of landmark cases in the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts.
He was at one time a junior to Nani Palkhivala and assisted him in a number of cases, including the historic Kesavananda Bharati case.
He has held high office in several national and international organizations, including the United Nations Human Rights Commission.
He has authored Laws of Press Censorship, Emergency Censorship, and the Press in India.
He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2002.
Arvind P. Datar:
He is a Senior Advocate of the Madras High Court
He is a trustee of the Palkhivala Foundation, Chennai, and a director of the Nani Palkhivala Arbitration Centre, Chennai.
He practices at the Supreme Court, the Madras, and other High Courts.
He is the author of Commentary on the Constitution of India, Guide to Central Excise and Guide to Excise Procedures and has written over 150 articles for various journals.
Contents
Chapters 1: Secrets of Palkhivala's Success
Chapters 2: Extraordinary Child and Lawyer by Accident
Chapters 3: Meteoric Rise to Legal Stardom
Chapters 4: Palkhivala as Defendant: The Sampath Iyengar Copyright Case
Chapters 5: Constitutional Law Cases: An Amazing Journey
Chapters 6: Income Tax Matters
Chapters 7: Indirect Taxes
Chapters 8: Labour Cases
Chapters 9: Representing India: International Cases
Appendix I: The Copyright Case:
Appendix II: The Fundamental Rights Case: Propositions Submitted before the Supreme Court by N.A. Palkhivala
Appendix III: Letters to Mrs. Gandhi in June 1975 & November 1975
Appendix IV: Important Written Submissions, Articles, and the Bhopal Affidavit
Appendix V: Text of Articles 32 and 136 of the Constitution of India
Appendix VI: Selected Opinions
Subject Index
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