Question

Courts and their Judgements: Promises, Requisites and Consequences is a book written by?
A) Vikram Seth
B) Ram Jethmalani
C) Arun Shourie
D) None of these

Answer 1

Hint: This book raises important questions on the functioning of our country’s judicial system. The author of this book has served as a Minister of Communication and Information Technology from 23 January 2003- 22 May 2004 and has written 26 books on a variety of topics.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
Option A. Vikram Seth: He is an Indian novelist and poet and has written several novels and poetry books. “The Golden Gate: A Novel in Verse” was the first novel written by him in the year 1986 which tells about the experiences of a group of friends living in California. His acclaimed epic of Indian life, “A Suitable Boy”, was written in 1993. For this book, he was awarded ‘WH Smith Literary Award' and the ‘Commonwealth Writers Prize' (Overall Winner, Best Book). This option is incorrect because the book given in the question is informative and factual, whereas he is a poet and novelist.

Option B. Ram Jethmalani: He was an Indian lawyer and politician. He served as the Union Minister of Law and Justice, as chairman of the Indian Bar Council, and as the Supreme Court Bar Association’s president. In the Indian legal fraternity, he was known for his forte in criminal law and high-profile civil cases. He has written only 5 books in his lifetime. However, he has been a co-writer for various legal scholarly books on law fields such as criminal law, administrative law, and media law. This option is incorrect because he is not the author of the book given in the question.

Option C. Arun Shourie: He is an Indian politician, economist, author and journalist. He has served as an economist in the World Bank, a consultant to India’s Planning Commission, editor of two famous newspapers, Indian Express and The Times of India. He has also served as a Minister of Communication and Information Technology from 23 January 2003- 22 May 2004. He has written many books and one of his most famous book among lawyers is “Courts and their Judgements: Promises, Requisites and Consequences”. It raised important questions on the functioning of our country’s judicial system and these questions continue to be relevant today as well. He has written 26 books on a diverse array of topics ranging from constitutional law, modern Indian history, religious fundamentalism, governance in India, to national security. Thus, it is the correct option.

 Option D. None of these: This option is incorrect because one of the given options is already correct.

Thus, the correct answer is Option ‘C’ i.e, Courts and their Judgements: Promises, Requisites and Consequences is a book written by Arun Shourie.

Note: Arun Shourie has been awarded the “Ramon Magsaysay Award” in the year 1982 for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts. He has also been awarded the “Padma Bhushan” in the year 1990, which is one of the highest civilian awards in India. In 2002, Business Week acclaimed him as a “Star of Asia”.