The Case that Shook India: The Verdict That Led to the Emergency

Contents
Foreword
Preface to the New Edition
Introduction
1. PRELIMINARY COURT PROCEEDINGS
     1. From Electoral Battle to Court Battle
     2. The Petition
     3. The PM in Court
2. IN THE HIGH COURT
     4. The Petitioner’s Opening Arguments
     5. The Attorney-General Defends the Amendment
     6. The PM’s Counsel
     7. The Petitioner’s Rejoinder
     8. The Verdict
3. THE REPERCUSSIONS
     9. Rumblings after the Judgment
     10. The Stay Order
     11. Law? What Law?
4. VALIDITY OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
     12. ‘It Destroys Democracy’
     13. ‘PM Can Be above the Law’
     14. ‘Amendment Is Like a Firman’
     15. Emergency Measure or Tranquillizer?
5. VALIDITY OF THE ELECTION LAW AMENDMENTS
     16. Rules of the Game Changed Retrospectively
     17. ‘Rules Not Changed, Merely Clarified’
     18. ‘Parliament Cannot Interpret the Law’
     19. The Supreme Court Judgment
     20. Epilogue: From Court Battle to Electoral Battle
APPENDICES
     1. Testimony of Yashpal Kapoor
     2. Testimony of Mrs Indira Gandhi
     3. The Supreme Court Reviews the Kesavananda Bharati Case
     4. Review Application against Justice Beg’s Judgment
     5. The Representation of People Act, 1951—Part VII, Section 123
     6. The Representation of People (Amendment) Act, 1974—No. 58 of 1974
     7. The Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 1975—No. 40 of 1975
     8. The Constitution (Thirty-ninth) Amendment Act, 1975
Footnotes
     2. The Petition
     3. The PM in Court
     4. The Petitioner’s Opening Arguments
     5. The Attorney-General Defends the Amendment
     6. The PM’s Counsel
     9. Rumblings after the Judgment
     11. Law? What Law?
     12. ‘It Destroys Democracy’
     13. ‘PM Can Be above the Law’
     14. ‘Amendment Is Like a Firman’
     15. Emergency Measure or Tranquillizer?
     16. Rules of the Game Changed Retrospectively
     19. The Supreme Court Judgment
     1. Testimony of Yashpal Kapoor
     3. The Supreme Court Reviews the Kesavananda Bharati Case
Acknowledgements
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