Legal System

Indian Legal System

Also Known As Law of India
Mixed and Hybrid Legal Systems

India's contemporary legal system emerged from a decisive break imposed by British colonial rule: from the early nineteenth century, codification progressively replaced Hindu and Islamic law with British common law for most civil and criminal matters, while distinct personal-status statutes for Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Parsi communities were preserved alongside it. The Constitution of India, adopted on 26 January 1950 and, at 470 articles and 12 schedules, the longest written national constitution in the world, now sits atop a framework that blends common law precedent, codified statutes such as the Indian Penal Code and the Indian Contract Act (1872), customary law and religious personal law.

India's legal system combines civil law, common law, customary law, religious law and corporate law within a framework inherited from the colonial era, and many laws introduced under British rule remain in force in modified form. Since the drafting of the Indian Constitution, Indian law has also followed international human rights instruments. Personal law is notably complex: separate statutes govern Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Parsis and, in some cases, inter religious relationships, and registering a marriage or divorce is not compulsory in most states, though Uttarakhand adopted a uniform civil code in 2024, followed by Gujarat, Assam and Madhya Pradesh.

Facts
Origin Year
1950 1
Example Jurisdictions
India 1
Example Jurisdictions
Republic of India 1
Primary Source of Law
The Constitution of India (1950), together with inherited British common law precedent and codified statutes such as the Indian Penal Code and the Indian Contract Act (1872). 1
Classification
Legal Family
Mixed Legal System 1
Connections

Associated With

Code of Manu (Manusmriti), Codes
Source Manusmriti (Wikipedia)
Hindu Law, Legal Systems
Source Law of India (Wikipedia)

In Legal Family

Mixed Systems, Legal Systems

In Legal System

Common Law, Legal Systems
Source Law of India (Wikipedia)

Includes

Gujarat High Court, Courts
Source About Gujarat High Court (source page)
H. L. Dattu, Jurists
Source Wikidata: H. L. Dattu
Additional Source H. L. Dattu (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: 21st-century Indian lawyers
H. M. Seervai, Jurists
Source Hormasji Maneckji Seervai (Wikipedia)
Harilal Jekisundas Kania, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Harilal Jekisundas Kania
Additional Source H. J. Kania (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: 20th-century Indian lawyers
High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Courts
Source High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (source article)
Himachal Pradesh High Court, Courts
Source Himachal Pradesh High Court (Wikipedia)
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Statutes and Acts
Source Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Wikipedia
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Courts
Source Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Wikipedia)
Indian Penal Code, Codes
Jagdish Sharan Verma, Jurists
Source Jagdish Sharan Verma (Wikipedia)
Jagdish Singh Khehar, Jurists
Source Jagdish Singh Khehar (Wikipedia)
Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah
Additional Source Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: Indian law biography stubs
Jharkhand High Court, Courts
Source Jharkhand High Court (Wikipedia)
Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v Union of India, Landmark Cases

A ruling of the Indian Supreme Court under the Indian Constitution.

K. G. Balakrishnan, Jurists
Source K. G. Balakrishnan (Wikipedia)
Kailas Nath Wanchoo, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Kailas Nath Wanchoo
Additional Source Kailas Nath Wanchoo (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: Indian law biography stubs
Kamal Narain Singh, Jurists
Source Kamal Narain Singh (Wikipedia)
Karnataka High Court, Courts
Source Karnataka High Court (Wikipedia)
Kerala High Court, Courts
Source Kerala High Court (Wikipedia)
Koka Subba Rao, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Koka Subba Rao
Additional Source Koka Subba Rao (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: 20th-century Indian lawyers
Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal, Courts
Source Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (Wikipedia)
Lalit Mohan Sharma, Jurists
Source Lalit Mohan Sharma (Wikipedia)
Leila Seth, Jurists
Source Wikipedia: Leila Seth
Lotika Sarkar, Jurists
Source Lotika Sarkar (Wikipedia)
M. C. Chagla, Jurists
Source M. C. Chagla (Wikipedia)
M. C. Setalvad, Jurists
Source M. C. Setalvad (Wikipedia)
M. H. Kania, Jurists
Source M. H. Kania (Wikipedia)
M. Hidayatullah, Jurists
Source Mohammad Hidayatullah (Wikipedia)
M. N. Venkatachaliah, Jurists
Source M. N. Venkatachaliah (Wikipedia)
M. Patanjali Sastri, Jurists
Source Wikidata: M. Patanjali Sastri
Additional Source M. Patanjali Sastri (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: Indian law biography stubs
Madan Mohan Punchhi, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Madan Mohan Punchhi
Additional Source Madan Mohan Punchhi (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: Indian law biography stubs
Madhya Pradesh High Court, Courts
Source Madhya Pradesh High Court (source article)
Madras High Court, Courts
Source Madras High Court (Wikipedia)
Maneka Gandhi v Union of India, Landmark Cases

A ruling of the Indian Supreme Court under the Indian Constitution.

Manipur High Court, Courts
Source Manipur High Court (Wikipedia)
Meghalaya High Court, Courts
Source History (High Court of Meghalaya)
Mehr Chand Mahajan, Jurists
Source Mehr Chand Mahajan (Wikipedia)
Minerva Mills v Union of India, Landmark Cases

A ruling of the Indian Supreme Court under the Indian Constitution.

Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Mirza Hameedullah Beg
Additional Source Mirza Hameedullah Beg (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: Indian barristers
Mohammad Hidayatullah, Jurists
Source Mohammad Hidayatullah (Wikipedia)
N. V. Ramana, Jurists
Source N. V. Ramana (Wikipedia)
Nagendra Singh, Jurists
Source Nagendra Singh (Wikipedia)
Nani Palkhivala, Jurists
Source Nani Palkhivala (Wikipedia)
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, Landmark Cases
Source Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (Wikipedia)
Neeru Chadha, Jurists
Source Neeru Chadha (Wikipedia)
Orissa High Court, Courts
Source Orissa High Court Annual Report 2015 (source document)
P. B. Gajendragadkar, Jurists
Source P. B. Gajendragadkar (Wikipedia)
P. N. Bhagwati, Jurists
Source P. N. Bhagwati (Wikipedia)
P. Sathasivam, Jurists
Source P. Sathasivam (Wikipedia)
Patna High Court, Courts
Source Patna High Court (Wikipedia)

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Wikipedia
  • Origin, Sources and Mixed-System Character sections
    India's legal system comprises civil law, common law, customary law, religious law, and corporate law, within a legal framework inherited from the colonial era.
  • Primary Sources of Law section
  • India's legal system comprises civil law, common law, customary law, religious law, and corporate law
  • Introduction, jurisdictions using it
    India's legal system comprises civil law, common law, customary law, religious law, and corporate law, within a legal framework inherited from the colonial era; many British-introduced laws remain in effect in modified forms.
  • Duplicate-merge alias: Law of India (w-law-legalsysdedupe-0928)
    Law of India
  • In Legal System: Common Law
  • Associated With: Hindu Law
  • Includes: Basic Structure Doctrine
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Manusmriti (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: Code of Manu (Manusmriti), Colonial-Era Codification sectionView the Source
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (Wikipedia)
Includes: Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Includes: B. R. AmbedkarView the Source
Major Legal Systems in the World Today
Rene David and John E.C. Brierley, Stevens and Sons, 1985Includes: Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (India)
Wikidata: Sam Piroj Bharucha
Includes: Sam Piroj Bharucha, Sam Piroj Bharucha was born on May 6, 1937 and is a former Chief Justice of India, serving from November 2001 until his retirement in 2002. He began his legal career as an advocate of the BoView the Source
Wikidata: A. N. Ray
Includes: A. N. Ray, Ajit Nath Ray (1912 to 2009) was the fourteenth Chief Justice of India, serving from April 1973 to January 1977. Educated at Presidency College in Calcutta and Oriel College, Oxford, he wasView the Source
Wikidata: D. Y. Chandrachud
Includes: D. Y. Chandrachud, Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, commonly known as D. Y. Chandrachud, is a retired Indian jurist who served as the 50th Chief Justice of India from 9 November 2022 to 10 November 2024. He waView the Source
Wikidata: Benegal Narsing Rau
Includes: Benegal Narsing Rau, Sir Benegal Narsing Rau, who lived from February 26, 1887, to November 30, 1953, was an Indian civil servant, jurist, diplomat and statesman who entered the Indian Civil Service in 1910, wasView the Source
Raghunandan Swarup Pathak (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Includes: R. S. Pathak, Raghunandan Swarup Pathak was an Indian jurist who lived from 1924 to 2007. After studying law at Allahabad University, he served as a judge of the Allahabad High Court from 1962 to 1972, ch
  • Includes: Raghunandan Swarup Pathak, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was an Indian judge
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List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
In Group: Civil and Common Law Hybrid Systems, Civil law and common law table: India rowView the Source
Central Intelligence Agency (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook: India
Central Intelligence Agency (factbook.json archive)
  • Includes: Goa Civil Code, Government, Legal system
    common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus
  • Includes: Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand Act, 2024, Government, Legal system
    common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus
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Madras High Court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Madras High Court, Lead and History sections [in-legal-system]
Quote, Includes: Madras High Court, Lead and History sections [in-legal-system]
has the power to issue writs under the Constitution of India
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Allahabad High Court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Allahabad High Court, Lead section [jurisdiction-scope-category]
Quote, Includes: Allahabad High Court, Lead section [jurisdiction-scope-category]
that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
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Rajasthan High Court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Rajasthan High Court, Lead section [in-legal-system]
Quote, Includes: Rajasthan High Court, Lead section [in-legal-system]
The president of India inaugurated the newly constructed building.
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Bombay High Court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Bombay High Court, Lead section [in-legal-system]
Quote, Includes: Bombay High Court, Lead section [in-legal-system]
can be appealed only to the Supreme Court of India
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Calcutta High Court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Calcutta High Court, Lead [in-legal-system]
Quote, Includes: Calcutta High Court, Lead [in-legal-system]
Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India.
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Kerala High Court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Kerala High Court, Lead
Quote, Includes: Kerala High Court, Lead
is the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and the Union territory of Lakshadweep.
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Andhra Pradesh High Court (source article)
Includes: Andhra Pradesh High Court, Lead
Quote, Includes: Andhra Pradesh High Court, Lead
is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
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Federal Court of India (source article)
Includes: Federal Court of India, Lead, first sentence [in-legal-system]
Quote, Includes: Federal Court of India, Lead, first sentence [in-legal-system]
established in India in 1937 under the provisions of the Government of India Act 1935
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Punjab and Haryana High Court (source article)
Includes: Punjab and Haryana High Court, History, Independence-induced split
Quote, Includes: Punjab and Haryana High Court, History, Independence-induced split
As per Article 214(2) of the Constitution of India, the High Court was to be continued along with other High Courts
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Patna High Court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Patna High Court, Lead [jurisdiction-scope-category]
Quote, Includes: Patna High Court, Lead [jurisdiction-scope-category]
is the High Court of the state of Bihar, India
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Himachal Pradesh High Court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Himachal Pradesh High Court, Lead
Quote, Includes: Himachal Pradesh High Court, Lead
The Himachal Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
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Sikkim High Court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Sikkim High Court, Lead
Quote, Includes: Sikkim High Court, Lead
The Sikkim High Court is the High Court of the Indian state of Sikkim.
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Orissa High Court Annual Report 2015 (source document)
Includes: Orissa High Court, Historical note, Orissa High Court Order 1948
Quote, Includes: Orissa High Court, Historical note, Orissa High Court Order 1948
issued Orissa High Court Order, 1948
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About Gujarat High Court (source page)
Includes: Gujarat High Court, Address block, New Building
Quote, Includes: Gujarat High Court, Address block, New Building
Gujarat, India.
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High Court of Uttarakhand, About Us (source article)
Includes: Uttarakhand High Court, About Us, creation [in-legal-system]
Quote, Includes: Uttarakhand High Court, About Us, creation [in-legal-system]
Parliament of India enacted Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2000
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Madhya Pradesh High Court (source article)
Includes: Madhya Pradesh High Court, Lead section [in-legal-system]
Quote, Includes: Madhya Pradesh High Court, Lead section [in-legal-system]
even after the adoption of the constitution of India on 26 January 1950
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Telangana High Court (source article)
Includes: Telangana High Court, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Telangana High Court, Lead section
is the High Court for the Indian state of Telangana
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Chhattisgarh High Court (source article)
Includes: Chhattisgarh High Court, Lead paragraph [in-legal-system]
Quote, Includes: Chhattisgarh High Court, Lead paragraph [in-legal-system]
is one of the High Courts of India
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Gauhati High Court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Gauhati High Court, English Wikipedia lead [in-legal-system]
Quote, Includes: Gauhati High Court, English Wikipedia lead [in-legal-system]
promulgated by the governor general of India on 1 March 1948 after the Government of India Act 1935 was passed
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Jharkhand High Court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Jharkhand High Court, English Wikipedia lead [in-legal-system]
Quote, Includes: Jharkhand High Court, English Wikipedia lead [in-legal-system]
Jharkhand High Court is the High Court for the Indian state of Jharkhand
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Karnataka High Court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Karnataka High Court, Powers and jurisdiction
Quote, Includes: Karnataka High Court, Powers and jurisdiction
Appeals against judgments of the High Court are heard by the Supreme Court of India.
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History (High Court of Meghalaya)
Includes: Meghalaya High Court, History page, paragraph on the 2013 establishment
Quote, Includes: Meghalaya High Court, History page, paragraph on the 2013 establishment
Under the North Eastern Areas (Reorganization) Act, 1971 and other related laws Amendment Act, 2012 separate High Court in the name of High Court of Meghalaya was established for the State of Meghalaya w.e.f. 23rd March, 2013.
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Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (Wikipedia)
Includes: Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal, Lead: The government of India constituted a common tribunal
Quote, Includes: Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal, Lead: The government of India constituted a common tribunal
The government of India constituted a common tribunal
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Tripura High Court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Tripura High Court, Lead [in-legal-system]
Quote, Includes: Tripura High Court, Lead [in-legal-system]
after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
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High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (source article)
Includes: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, History
Quote, Includes: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, History
a Reorganisation Bill was passed by both houses of the Indian Parliament.
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District courts of India (Wikipedia)
Includes: District courts of India, Lead
Quote, Includes: District courts of India, Lead
They administer justice in India at a district level.
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Wikipedia)
Includes: Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Lead
Quote, Includes: Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Lead
India's Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) was the first experiment in tribunalization in the history of India.
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Manipur High Court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Manipur High Court, Lead
Quote, Includes: Manipur High Court, Lead
The Manipur High Court is the High Court of the state of Manipur, India.
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Courts of Judicial Magistrate of First Class (Wikipedia)
Includes: Courts of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Lead, legal system
Quote, Includes: Courts of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Lead, legal system
second lowest level of the Criminal Court structure in India
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B. R. Gavai (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Includes: B. R. Gavai, Lead, Indian jurist
    is a retired Indian jurist
  • Includes: Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Wikipedia lead sentence
    is a retired Indian jurist who had served as the
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Vallabhbhai Patel (Wikipedia)
Includes: Vallabhbhai Patel, Lead
Quote, Includes: Vallabhbhai Patel, Lead
first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India
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Cornwallis Code (Wikipedia)
Includes: Cornwallis Code, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Cornwallis Code, Lead section
The Cornwallis Code is a body of legislation enacted in 1793 by the East India Company to improve the governance of its territories in India.
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Bankshall Court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Bankshall Court, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Bankshall Court, Lead section
Bankshall Court is officially the City Sessions Court of the Session Division of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta district) in India.
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Consumer court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Consumer court, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Consumer court, Lead section
Consumer court is a special purpose court in India.
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Wikipedia: Delhi High Court
Includes: Delhi High Court, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Delhi High Court, Lead section
The High Court of Delhi is the principal judicial authority for state in Delhi, India.
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Dalveer Bhandari (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Dalveer Bhandari, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Dalveer Bhandari, Wikipedia lead sentence
is an Indian jurist
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Surya Kant (Wikipedia)
Includes: Surya Kant, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Surya Kant, Wikipedia lead sentence
is an Indian jurist and the
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Sanjiv Khanna (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Sanjiv Khanna, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Sanjiv Khanna, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a retired Indian jurist who served as the
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Wikipedia: Leila Seth
Includes: Leila Seth, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Leila Seth, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian judge who served as the first woman jud
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Wikipedia: Fathima Beevi
Includes: Fathima Beevi, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Fathima Beevi, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian judge who was a justice of the Supreme
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Nagendra Singh (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Nagendra Singh, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Nagendra Singh, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian lawyer and administrator who served as
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Cornelia Sorabji (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Cornelia Sorabji, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Cornelia Sorabji, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian lawyer
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Avabai Bomanji Wadia (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Avabai Wadia, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Avabai Wadia, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Ceylonese-born Indian social worker
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Mohammad Hidayatullah (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Includes: Mohammad Hidayatullah, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was an Indian jurist and statesman who served as inte
  • Includes: M. Hidayatullah, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was an Indian jurist and statesman who served as inte
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P. N. Bhagwati (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: P. N. Bhagwati, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: P. N. Bhagwati, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian jurist
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Fali Sam Nariman (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Fali S. Nariman, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Fali S. Nariman, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian jurist
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Nani Palkhivala (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Nani Palkhivala, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Nani Palkhivala, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian lawyer and jurist
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Hormasji Maneckji Seervai (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: H. M. Seervai, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: H. M. Seervai, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian jurist
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Y. V. Chandrachud (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Y. V. Chandrachud, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Y. V. Chandrachud, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian jurist who served as the
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Sabyasachi Mukharji (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Sabyasachi Mukharji, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Sabyasachi Mukharji, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian jurist
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Ranjan Gogoi (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Ranjan Gogoi, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Ranjan Gogoi, Wikipedia lead sentence
is an Indian jurist and advocate who served as the
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M. C. Setalvad (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: M. C. Setalvad, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: M. C. Setalvad, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian jurist
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Radhabinod Pal (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Radhabinod Pal, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Radhabinod Pal, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian jurist who was a member of the United N
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M. C. Chagla (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: M. C. Chagla, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: M. C. Chagla, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian jurist
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Neeru Chadha (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Neeru Chadha, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Neeru Chadha, Wikipedia lead sentence
is an Indian jurist who serves as a member of the In
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Ahmad Sirhindi (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Ahmad Sirhindi, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Ahmad Sirhindi, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian Islamic scholar
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Mehr Chand Mahajan (Wikipedia)
Includes: Mehr Chand Mahajan, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Mehr Chand Mahajan, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian jurist and politician who was the third
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P. B. Gajendragadkar (Wikipedia)
Includes: P. B. Gajendragadkar, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: P. B. Gajendragadkar, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian judge
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M. H. Kania (Wikipedia)
Includes: M. H. Kania, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: M. H. Kania, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian judge who served as the
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M. N. Venkatachaliah (Wikipedia)
Includes: M. N. Venkatachaliah, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: M. N. Venkatachaliah, Wikipedia lead sentence
is an Indian jurist
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Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi (Wikipedia)
Includes: Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian judge who was the
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Jagdish Sharan Verma (Wikipedia)
Includes: Jagdish Sharan Verma, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Jagdish Sharan Verma, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian jurist who served as the
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K. G. Balakrishnan (Wikipedia)
Includes: K. G. Balakrishnan, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: K. G. Balakrishnan, Wikipedia lead sentence
is an Indian judge who served as the Chief Justice o
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Altamas Kabir (Wikipedia)
Includes: Altamas Kabir, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Altamas Kabir, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian lawyer and judge who served as the
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P. Sathasivam (Wikipedia)
Includes: P. Sathasivam, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: P. Sathasivam, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a retired Indian judge who served as the
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Dipak Misra (Wikipedia)
Includes: Dipak Misra, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Dipak Misra, Wikipedia lead sentence
is an Indian jurist who served as the
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Sharad Bobde (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Sharad Arvind Bobde, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Sharad Arvind Bobde, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a retired Indian judge who served as the
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N. V. Ramana (Wikipedia)
Includes: N. V. Ramana, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: N. V. Ramana, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a former Indian judge and journalist who served as the
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Uday Umesh Lalit (Wikipedia)
Includes: Uday Umesh Lalit, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Uday Umesh Lalit, Wikipedia lead sentence
is an Indian lawyer and former Supreme Court judge
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Bijan Kumar Mukherjea (Wikipedia)
Includes: Bijan Kumar Mukherjea, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Bijan Kumar Mukherjea, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian judge
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S. M. Sikri (Wikipedia)
Includes: Sarv Mittra Sikri, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Sarv Mittra Sikri, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian lawyer and judge who served as the
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E. S. Venkataramiah (Wikipedia)
Includes: E. S. Venkataramiah, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: E. S. Venkataramiah, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian judge
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Ranganath Misra (Wikipedia)
Includes: Ranganath Misra, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Ranganath Misra, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian jurist
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Kamal Narain Singh (Wikipedia)
Includes: Kamal Narain Singh, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Kamal Narain Singh, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian jurist who served as the
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Lalit Mohan Sharma (Wikipedia)
Includes: Lalit Mohan Sharma, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Lalit Mohan Sharma, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian judge
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Bhupinder Nath Kirpal (Wikipedia)
Includes: Bhupinder Nath Kirpal, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Bhupinder Nath Kirpal, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a retired Indian judge who was the
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Gopal Ballav Pattanaik (Wikipedia)
Includes: Gopal Ballav Pattanaik, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Gopal Ballav Pattanaik, Wikipedia lead sentence
is an Indian lawyer and later a jurist who served fo
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V. N. Khare (Wikipedia)
Includes: Vishweshwar Nath Khare, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Vishweshwar Nath Khare, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a retired Indian judge who served as the
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S. Rajendra Babu (Wikipedia)
Includes: S. Rajendra Babu, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: S. Rajendra Babu, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a retired Indian judge
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Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal (Wikipedia)
Includes: Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Indian jurist
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Rajendra Mal Lodha (Wikipedia)
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