"The Madras High Court was one of the few courts to which even litigants added excitement."
While celebrating an important milestone in the history of a court, we normally tend to remember only the lawyers who stood and argued, and the Judges who sat and decided cases. But, the contribution of litigants was in no way less significant. Persons of eminence, whose names have gone into the history of India, have appeared as litigants in the Madras High Court and fought many a battle. The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : When Annie Besant came to court
Annie Besant was involved in two famous cases decided by the Madras High Court. One related to the guardianship and custody of two minors - one of them later became an independent thinker and celebrated philosopher, J. Krishnamurthi and another case related to the freedom of the press.
Another illustrious litigant to appear was Nani Palkhivala in a case that became one of the landmark decisions on the Copyright Act, and what Palkhivala, then not a name to reckon with, became in the next two decades, is history.
While celebrating an important milestone in the history of a court, we normally tend to remember only the lawyers who stood and argued, and the Judges who sat and decided cases. But, the contribution of litigants was in no way less significant. Persons of eminence, whose names have gone into the history of India, have appeared as litigants in the Madras High Court and fought many a battle. The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : When Annie Besant came to court
Annie Besant was involved in two famous cases decided by the Madras High Court. One related to the guardianship and custody of two minors - one of them later became an independent thinker and celebrated philosopher, J. Krishnamurthi and another case related to the freedom of the press.
Another illustrious litigant to appear was Nani Palkhivala in a case that became one of the landmark decisions on the Copyright Act, and what Palkhivala, then not a name to reckon with, became in the next two decades, is history.
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