{"product_id":"case-that-shook-india-prashant-bhushan-9780143442646","title":"Case That Shook India: The Verdict That Led to the Emergency","description":"\u003cp\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, \u003ci\u003eIndira Gandhi v. Raj Narain\u003c\/i\u003e, acted as the catalyst for the imposition of the Emergency. Based on detailed notes of the court proceedings, \u003ci\u003eThe Case That Shook India\u003c\/i\u003e is both a significant legal and a historical document.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author, advocate Prashant Bhushan, provides a blow-by-blow account of the goings-on inside the courtroom as well as the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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his forceful and gripping narrative, Bhushan vividly recreates the legal drama that decisively shaped India's political destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Not just of historical interest . . . many of these issues are back in focus today' \u003ci\u003eMint\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'An invaluable historical document . . . being re-issued when new questions are being asked about the independence of the judiciary from the PMO' \u003ci\u003eCaravan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Of general interest [with] contemporary resonances' \u003ci\u003eIndia Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Bhushan reminds the public about how a democracy can go wrong, so that we remain vigilant' \u003ci\u003eHans India\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Prashant Bhushan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143442643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143442646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e India Penguin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Prashant Bhushan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47135224496383,"sku":"9780143442646","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_66169027-3474-45d7-8ff5-7fdab8dd6301.jpg?v=1755009503","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/case-that-shook-india-prashant-bhushan-9780143442646","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}