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The book focuses on certain sociological dimensions of the Indian legal system, particularly the legal profession, judiciary and emergent culture of public interest litigation. Though there are numerous writings on the theme by the legal experts and jurists, but sociological treatment of the subject has been lacking. Such a focus is a dire necessity in order to shape any policy perspective, and also if the goal is to have a diagnostic understanding of the ...
Professions occupy an enviable place in all the modern societies as they do in India. Through control and monopoly over technical expertise and scientific knowledge they direct and in some cases even determine the direction of change in society. This is also apparent in the context of contemporary Indian society in which lawmen, doctors, social workers and educationists wield immense power. As it is easy to see, they not only provide crucial expertise to ...