Distributive justice under Indian constitution: with reference to right to equality and property

Distributive justice is writ large in the Indian Constitution. It is an answer to the basic social system built on the gross inequali ties where large number of people still suffer from poverty and ignorance and are denied the basic necessities of life. The problem is that notwithstanding our Republic being socialist, it is only rarely that the Apex Court has creatively read into the Articles the socialist thrust. In such a system the human essence of distributive justice is to be won by dynamic interpretation and with a socialist understanding of the Indian legal theory.

In this outstanding work the learned author traces the philosophy of justice and distributive justice in historical perspective and discusses his subject with reference to the various theories of justice and also examines them in the light of Indian experience. The main thrust of the book is on Right to Equality and Property. The chapter on Right to Equality inevitably deals with the policy of protective discrimina tion, strategies of reservation and political representation for scheduled classes and schedul ed tribes. The right to property and its concep tual relevance in the scheme of distributive justice is also dealt at length. The book appraises the present situation from a construc tive angle and is an excellent study of a subject riddled with contradictions.

It is hoped that the book will prove its worth to all those connected with the field of law i.e., the law makers, lawyers, judges, law teachers, law students and the social scientists, etc.