CASE COMMENTARY ON INDIRA NEHRU GANDHI (SMT.) VS. RAJ NARAIN & ANR.

AUTHOR – V NEERAJA C REDDY, STUDENT AT SCHOOL OF LAW, SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

BEST CITATION – V NEERAJA C REDDY, CASE COMMENTARY ON INDIRA NEHRU GANDHI (SMT.) VS. RAJ NARAIN & ANR., ILE LEX SPECULUM (ILE LS), 1 (1) OF 2023, PG. 432-435, APIS – 3920 – 0036 | ISBN – 978-81-964391-3-2.

ABSTRACT:

                Indira Gandhi V. Raj Narain is a landmark case as it was the time when in the history of independent India Prime minister election was postpone. And it was the first time when the election laws were altered. In the year of 1971 when the parliamentary elections campaigns were aggressively on its way. Indira Gandhi and the opponent candidate Raj Narain campaigned against, and Raj Narain was so convinced that he will win in the in the elections. But when he lost, he refused to accept it and filed a lawsuit against the Indira Gandhi of doing fraudulent crimes during the election rallies. Initially on April 24, 1971, Raj Narain filed a suit before the Allahabad High Court accusing Indira Gandhi that she breached the electoral rules which is given under the Representation of people act of 1952.  This paper looks into the detailing of the case and the arguments of both the parties and also a analysis of the judgement.