Case That Shook India

<p>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 <i>Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain</i> acted as the catalyst for the imposition of the Emergency. Based on detailed notes of the court proceedings <i>The Case That Shook India</i> is both a significant legal and a historical document.</p><p>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. </p><p>Through his forceful and gripping narrative Bhushan vividly recreates the legal drama that decisively shaped India's political destiny.</p> <p/><p>'Not just of historical interest . . . many of these issues are back in focus today' <i>Mint</i></p><p> 'An invaluable historical document . . . being re-issued when new questions are being asked about the independence of the judiciary from the PMO' <i>Caravan</i></p><p> 'Of general interest [with] contemporary resonances' <i>India Today</i></p><p> 'Bhushan reminds the public about how a democracy can go wrong so that we remain vigilant' <i>Hans India</i></p>