Includes bibliographical references (p. [386]-401) and index.

Contents:
India’s Judicial Elite;
Part One-Eighteen Courts and Ninety-Three Judges;
I. The Kania Court (1950–1);
II. The Sastri Court (1951–4);
III. The Mahajan Court (1954);
IV. The Mukherjea Court (1954–6);
V. The Das Court (1956–9);
VI. The Sinha Court (1959–64);
VII. The Gajendragadkar Court (1964–6);
VIII. The Sarkar Court (1966);
IX. The Subba Rao Court (1966–7);
X. The Wanchoo Court (1967–8);
XI. The Hidayatullah Court (1968–70);
XII. The Shah Court (1970–1);
XIII. The Sikri Court (1971–3);
XIV. The Ray Court (1973–7);
XV. The Beg Court (1977–8);
XVI. The Chandrachud Court (1978–85);
XVII. The Bhagwati Court (1985–6);
XVIII. The Pathak Court (1986–9);
Part Two-A Collective Portrait;
I. Father’s Occupation;
II. Caste;
III. Economic Status;
IV. Religion;
V. States of Birth;
VI. Region;
VII. Education;
VIII. Indian Civil Service Officers;
IX. Professional Careers;
X. Participation in Politics;
XI. Arrival on the High Court;
XII. High Court Seniority;
XIII. Age and Tenure;
XIV. After Retirement;
The Archetypal Judge.