constitutional liberal
Ram Jethmalani
Ram Boolchand Jethmalani
1923–2019
Also known as: Jethmalani
How Ram Jethmalani is discussed in this archive
Referenced in 1 other work , including Report .
In Report : Prabhu cites Jethmalani's mordant observation that there are really only two kinds of judges — those who know law and those who know the Law Minister — as evidence for the politicisation of the collegium appointments system and his call for a transparent Judicial Service Commission.
Mentioned in (6)
Primary works (6)
- Report · 2005
- "citing the Law Commission's 14th Report and Ram Jethmalani's observation that there are really only two kinds of judges — those who know law and those who know the Law Minister." · Prabhu uses Jethmalani's epigram as the rhetorical core of his attack on the collegium system
- "The collegium system for judicial appointments is criticised as non-transparent and susceptible to political and partisan influence, with Ram Jethmalani cited as evidence." · key-points reprise highlights Jethmalani as Prabhu's witness against the collegium
