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The Case that Shook India. Publisher: penguin books india: The Verdict That Led to the Emergency - Softcover

Bhushan, Prashant

 
9780143442646: The Case that Shook India. Publisher: penguin books india: The Verdict That Led to the Emergency
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0143442643 ISBN 13: 9780143442646
Verlag: Penguin Random House India, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

On 12 June 1975, for the first time in independent India's history, the election of a prime minister was set aside by a high court judgment. The watershed case, Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain, acted as the catalyst for the imposition of the Emergency. Based on detailed notes of the court proceedings, The Case That Shook India is both a significant legal and a historical document.

The author, advocate Prashant Bhushan, provides a blow-by-blow account of the goings-on inside the courtroom as well as the manoeuvrings outside it, including threats, bribes and deceit. As the case goes to the Supreme Court, we see how a ruling government can misuse legislative power to save the PM's election.

Through his forceful and gripping narrative, Bhushan vividly recreates the legal drama that decisively shaped India's political destiny.

'Not just of historical interest . . . many of these issues are back in focus today' Mint

'An invaluable historical document . . . being re-issued when new questions are being asked about the independence of the judiciary from the PMO' Caravan

'Of general interest [with] contemporary resonances' India Today

'Bhushan reminds the public about how a democracy can go wrong, so that we remain vigilant' Hans India

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Prashant Bhushan is an eminent public interest lawyer in the Supreme Court of India, most known for cases such as 2G and Coal Scam. He is also an activist and a founder member of Swaraj Abhiyan-a campaign organization that focuses on various issues such as the environment, human rights, corruption and good governance. He was a prominent member of the group India Against Corruption (IAC) and worked alongside Anna Hazare for the implementation of the Jan Lokpal Bill (Citizen's Anti-corruption Ombudsman Bill).

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Verlag
Penguin Random House India
Erscheinungsdatum
2018
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0143442643
ISBN 13 
9780143442646
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
336
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