Famous Judges, Lawyers and Cases of Bombay by P. B. Vachha. Published in 2011 by Universal Law Publishing Company Private Limited, New Delhi, India. Pp: 367 + xlv. Price: Rs 550 (discounted price Rs 440).
This ‘unofficial’ history of the Bombay High Court (BHC) has received a new lease of life. Reprinted after 50 years, in time for the 150th anniversary of the High Court, it relives the highs and lows of legal existence in Bombay as viewed by Pherozeshah Vachha, an acerbic and trenchant advocate who had been asked to undertake the task by the Chief Justice in 1961. The......