'SOCIO-LEGAL STUDIES' in India is associated with:

1. SOCIO-LEGAL STUDIES in India developed strong empirical and ethnographic tradition. 2. KEY THINKERS: 3. (i) UPENDRA BAXI — 'The Future of Human Rights' (2002); 'The Crisis of the Indian Legal System' (1982); critique of formal law and access to justice; 4. (ii) MARC GALANTER — American scholar studying Indian legal system; 'Law and Society in Modern India' (1989); empirical work on access to justice and litigation; 5. (iii) ROBERT MOOG — judicial reform in India; 6. (iv) ANUJ BHUWANIA — 'Courting the People' on PIL; 7. (v) PRATIKSHA BAXI — 'Public Secrets of Law' on rape trials; 8. (vi) RAJEEV DHAVAN — Indian Supreme Court studies; 9. (vii) S.K. AGRAWALA, S.P. SATHE. 10. RESEARCH AREAS: 11. (i) COURT FUNCTIONING — pendency, judicial behaviour; 12. (ii) ACCESS TO JUSTICE — gaps for marginalised; 13. (iii) INFORMAL JUSTICE — panchayats, lok adalats, religious dispute resolution; 14. (iv) MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES — Dalits, women, tribals, refugees; 15. (v) PRISON CONDITIONS — undertrials, prison reforms; 16. (vi) LEGAL AID — effectiveness of NALSA scheme. 17. Hence option B is correct. _Source: Legal Research Methodology + Jurisprudence — Socio-Legal Studies in India; Upendra Baxi; Marc Galanter_