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M. C. Chagla

Mahomedali Currim Chagla

1900–1981

Also known as: MC Chagla, M.C. Chagla, Mahomedali Currim Chagla, एम. सी. छागला

How M. C. Chagla is discussed in this archive

Authored 2 works in the archive.

Referenced in 5 other works — including Accountability in Public Service , Fifty Years After ... , and An Analysis of the Bonus Problem .

In Accountability in Public Service : Chagla's Ninth A.

In Fifty Years After ... : Usha Mehta cites M.

In An Analysis of the Bonus Problem : Munshi traces the statutory entitlement trajectory of bonus through M.

In Defence & Development with Stability : Shroff cites M.

In Nani Palkhivala’s Publications to Serve Public Education | M.R. Pai : M.C.

By M. C. Chagla (2)

Excerpts (2)

Mentioned in (5)

Primary works (4)

  • Accountability in Public Service · 2011
    • "invoking M. C. Chagla's Ninth A. D. Shroff Memorial Lecture on the judiciary as a long-standing Forum touchstone for the 'principle of zero tolerance' toward corruption" — editorial preface; Chagla's lecture is cited as the normative precedent for the accountability argument
  • Fifty Years After ... · 1997
    • "cites M. C. Chagla's encouraging statement during the Emergency as evidence that institutions can hold" — Chagla invoked as proof of institutional resilience during India's constitutional crisis
  • An Analysis of the Bonus Problem · 1977
    • "via M. C. Chagla's 1944 General Motors ruling, the 1950 Labour Appellate Tribunal "available surplus" formula" — key-points bullet tracing the legal genealogy of bonus; Chagla's ruling is the first judicial inflection point in the statutory history
  • Defence & Development with Stability · 1965
    • "cites M. C. Chagla's disclosure of bureaucratic delay over an International Students' Hostel" — Chagla's testimony is invoked as an insider witness to bureaucratic dysfunction during the planning era

Excerpts (1)