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State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain: Judge Jagmohanlal Sinha rules against Indira Gandhi in a case on her election to the Indian Parliament, and that she should be banned from holding any public office, triggering a political crisis.
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State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain
1975 election law case
The State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain was an election case heard by the Allahabad High Court in 1975 that found the Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi guilty of electoral malpractices. The election petition was filed by Raj Narain, a candidate from the Rae Bareily…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jagmohanlal Sinha
Indian jurist (1920–2008)
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Prime Minister of India (1966–1977, 1980–1984)
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