CASE COMMMET ON INDIRA GANDHI V. RAJ NARAIN
INDIRA GANDHI V. RAJ NARAIN ON 7 NOVEMBER, 1975 Case no: appeal 887 of 1975 Equivalent citation: AIR 1975 SC 2299 Appellant: Indira Nehru Gandhi Respondent: Shri Raj Narain Date of Judgment: 7 Nov. 1975 Bench: A.N. RAY (CJ) & H.R. KHANNA & K.K. MATHEW & M.H. BEG & Y.V. CHANDRACHUD INTRODUCTION : This work is a critical analysis of an infamous case involving the Prime minister of India. This case was a huge turning point in the Indian History. The case was initially brought by Raj narain against Indira Gandhi on the grounds that, she has done illegal and corrupt practices to won the election. The court held Indira Gandhi guilty for her conduct and held the election of Indira Gandhi as invalid. Later on, an appeal was filed by Indira Gandhi for invalidating the judgment passed by the Allahabad High Court. In the meantime, the parliament has passed the 39th constitutional amendment act, 1975 which added a new article 329A in the Indian Constitu
