Humpty Dumpty with Alice in the Wonderland of Law

About the Book

As one of the most highly respected members of the Indian judiciary whose contribution to the cause of humanity and to the growth of human rights jurisprudence has been very significant, author O. Chinnappa Reddy has faced thousands of court cases. In his new book, Humpty Dumpty with Alice in the Wonderland of Law, he shares his cheerful disposition with a collection of humorous short stories drawn from law reports of the last two hundred years. With over 120 pages, this collection of law reports discusses a wide range of topics – most are bizarre – spanning from Humpty Dumpty and the Law, The Case of Adam and Eve, The Case of the Playing Cards to The Case of the Black Dollar vs. White Dollar, The Case of the Racehorses and the Woman, and many more. Through these true law reports, readers will find themselves amused, informed, and thinking at the same time. They will find out that even from simple and oftentimes strange situations, the law still prevails.

About the Author

Justice O. Chinnappa Reddy is amongst the most highly respected members if Indian judiciary. Born in 1922, he served as a Judge of the High Courts of Andhra Pradesh and of Punjab & Hariyana states from 1967 to 1977. He was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India in 1978, a position he held with great distinction until his retirement in 1987. He is admired for his many pro-active judgments which defined, in part, the modern constitution of India. He has been described as a humanist and activist judge whose contribution to the cause of humanity and to the growth of human rights jurisprudence has been very significant. He is the author of many well-published judgments and an important book entitled The Court and the Constitution of India: Summits and Shallows which provides an insight into role of the Supreme Court of India in interpreting the main themes of the Constitution and in formulating contemporary public law in India.