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.
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Primary works (1)
- 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