{"product_id":"the-case-that-shook-india","title":"The Case That Shook India,","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Description\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIndira Gandhi v. Raj Narain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, acted as the catalyst for the imposition of the Emergency. Based on detailed notes of the court proceedings, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Case That Shook India\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is both a significant legal and a historical document.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe author, advocate Prashant Bhushan, provides a blow-by-blow account of the goings-on inside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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough his forceful and gripping narrative, Bhushan vividly recreates the legal drama that decisively shaped India's political destiny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Not just of historical interest . . . many of these issues are back in focus today' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'An invaluable historical document . . . being re-issued when new questions are being asked about the independence of the judiciary from the PMO' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCaravan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Of general interest [with] contemporary resonances' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIndia Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Bhushan reminds the public about how a democracy can go wrong, so that we remain vigilant' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHans India\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pupilio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71140501258493,"sku":"9780143442646","price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0429\/3656\/5919\/files\/71YrKg1l92S._SL1500.jpg?v=1786711349","url":"https:\/\/www.pupilio.com\/products\/the-case-that-shook-india","provider":"Pupilio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}