About the Author
Galav Gowda is a practicing advocate before the Karnataka High Court and the Supreme Court of India.
He holds a BBA, LL.B. (Hons.) and LL.M. from Alliance University, along with a postgraduate diploma in cyber law and cyber forensics from the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru. I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Criminal Law.
He started his practice under Sri Subramanya R., former Additional Solicitor General, and has also worked under Senior Advocate Sanjay Nuli in the Supreme Court of India. He is a member of the Chamber of Advocates of the Supreme Court.
According to the book, this is its seventh edition. The author presents the work as a practical guide based on his own courtroom experience rather than as an academic treatise.
A practical guide for beginners
The book is intended primarily for young lawyers, law students, judicial interns and litigants.
Legal education often emphasizes substantive law, but the first few years of legal practice require familiarity with procedural compliance — removing office objections, ensuring proper filing, obtaining lists, and navigating registry procedures. The book aims to bridge the gap between classroom learning and day-to-day judicial practice by documenting these processes in a structured way.
Why even the common man should read it
While it is primarily aimed at young lawyers and law students, the book also helps ordinary citizens understand how cases move through the Supreme Court. For litigants, it provides a clearer picture of court proceedings, reducing uncertainty and making the court process less intimidating.
Why the book matters
Much of the public conversation on justice reforms revolves around burial, infrastructure, digitization and appointments. Relatively little attention is paid to the procedural framework that enables courts to function on a day-to-day basis.
Peregrinating a copy of the petition attempts to document this procedural architecture. He reminds readers that litigation involves much more than courtroom arguments and court pronouncements. Before a case is heard, it goes through several procedural stages that are essential to the administration of justice.
Rather than simplifying the law itself, the book simplifies the processes surrounding it. For young lawyers, law students and litigants seeking to understand how a petition moves in the Karnataka High Court, it serves as a practical introduction to an aspect of the judicial system that usually remains behind the scenes.
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