What was the ground for judgement of Allahabad High Court on Indira Gandhi’s election to Lok Sabha as invalid?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → That Mrs Indira Gandhi had used the services of government servants in her election campaign.
Option (1) That Mrs Indira Gandhi had used the services of government servants in her election campaign. — Correct. On 12 June 1975 the Allahabad High Court declared her election invalid on an election petition filed by Raj Narain, which challenged it on the ground that she had used the services of government servants in her election campaign.
Option (2) On the demand of the leader of opposition of the Lok Sabha. — Incorrect. The case came from an election petition filed by Raj Narain, a socialist leader who had contested against her in 1971, not from any demand in the Lok Sabha.
Option (3) That Mrs Indira Gandhi had produced wrong information in her affidavits at the time of nomination. — Incorrect. The petition did not question her nomination papers; it challenged her election because she had used government servants in her campaign.
Option (4) On the charge of Mrs Indira Gandhi misusing political slogans. — Incorrect. Her slogans, such as garibi hatao, were part of normal campaigning; the court set the election aside for the use of government servants, not for any slogan.
NCERT (2025-26): “Declaration of Emergency On 12 June 1975, Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha of the Allahabad High Court passed a judgment declaring Indira Gandhi’s election to the Lok Sabha invalid. This order came on an election petition filed by Raj Narain, a socialist leader and a candidate who had contested against her in 1971. The petition, challenged the election of Indira Gandhi on the ground that she had used the services of government servants in her election campaign.…” |