Prashant Bhushan,  1956- <br/><br/>
The case that shook India :  The verdict that led to the emergency / 
Prashant Bhushan ; foreword by M. Hidayatullah. 
 - xx, 314 pages ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/> "First published by Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi 1978"--Title page verso. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents<br/>Foreword<br/>Preface to the New Edition<br/>Introduction 1<br/>PRELIMINARY COURT PROCEEDINGS<br/>1. From Electoral Battle to Court Battle<br/>2. The Petition<br/>3. The PM in Court 2<br/>IN THE HIGH COURT<br/>4. The Petitioner’s Opening Arguments<br/>5. The Attorney-General Defends the Amendment<br/>6. The PM’s Counsel<br/>7. The Petitioner’s Rejoinder<br/>8. The Verdict 3<br/>THE REPERCUSSIONS<br/>9. Rumblings after the Judgment<br/>10. The Stay Order<br/>11. Law? What Law? 4<br/>VALIDITY OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT<br/>12. ‘It Destroys Democracy’<br/>13. ‘PM Can Be above the Law’<br/>14. ‘Amendment Is Like a Firman’<br/>15. Emergency Measure or Tranquillizer? 5<br/>VALIDITY OF THE ELECTION LAW AMENDMENTS<br/>16. Rules of the Game Changed Retrospectively<br/>17. ‘Rules Not Changed, Merely Clarified’<br/>18. ‘Parliament Cannot Interpret the Law’<br/>19. The Supreme Court Judgment<br/>20. Epilogue: From Court Battle to Electoral Battle<br/>APPENDICES<br/>1. Testimony of Yashpal Kapoor<br/>2. Testimony of Mrs Indira Gandhi<br/>3. The Supreme Court Reviews the Kesavananda Bharati Case<br/>4. Review Application against Justice Beg’s Judgment<br/>5. The Representation of People Act, 1951—Part VII, Section 123<br/>6. The Representation of People (Amendment) Act, 1974—No. 58 of 1974<br/>7. The Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 1975—No. 40 of 1975<br/>8. The Constitution (Thirty-ninth) Amendment Act, 1975<br/>Footnotes<br/>2. The Petition<br/>3. The PM in Court<br/>4. The Petitioner’s Opening Arguments<br/>5. The Attorney-General Defends the Amendment<br/>6. The PM’s Counsel<br/>9. Rumblings after the Judgment<br/>11. Law? What Law?<br/>12. ‘It Destroys Democracy’<br/>13. ‘PM Can Be above the Law’<br/>14. ‘Amendment Is Like a Firman’<br/>15. Emergency Measure or Tranquillizer?<br/>16. Rules of the Game Changed Retrospectively<br/>19. The Supreme Court Judgment<br/>1. Testimony of Yashpal Kapoor<br/>3. The Supreme Court Reviews the Kesavananda Bharati Case<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Follow Penguin<br/>Copyrigh 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780670090051 (hardback) 0670090050 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017325540 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Gandhi, Indira, 1917-1984. <br/>Raj Narain, 1917- 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>India. Parliament.  Lok Sabha --Contested elections.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LAW+ KNS41.G36  / P73 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>342.5407 BUS