Arrange the following events related to political development in India in the correct chronological order.
A. The Supreme Court gave its decision in Keshavananda Bharati case
B. The Allahabad High Court declared Indira Gandhi’s election to the Lok Sabha as invalid.
C. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of Shah Bano
D. The Supreme Court granted a partial stay on High Court’s order on invalidity of Indira Gandhi’s election to the Lok Sabha.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B, D, C
(A) The Supreme Court gave its decision in Keshavananda Bharati case — 1973.
(B) The Allahabad High Court declared Indira Gandhi’s election to the Lok Sabha as invalid — 12 June 1975.
(D) The Supreme Court granted a partial stay on High Court’s order on invalidity of Indira Gandhi’s election to the Lok Sabha — 24 June 1975.
(C) The Supreme Court ruled in favour of Shah Bano — 1985.
NCERT (2025-26): “Conflict with Judiciary … Two developments further added to the tension between the judiciary and the executive. Immediately after the Supreme Court’s decision in 1973 in the Keshavananda Bharati case, a vacancy arose for the post of the Chief Justice of India. It had been a practice to appoint the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court as the Chief Justice. But in 1973, the government set aside the seniority of three judges and appointed Justice A. N. Ray as the Chief Justice of India.… 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. The judgment of the High Court meant that legally she was no more an MP and therefore, could not remain the Prime Minister unless she was once again elected as an MP within six months. On June 24, the Supreme Court granted her a partial stay on the High Court order – till her appeal was decided, she could remain an MP but could not take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha. Communalism, Secularism, Democracy … The first was the Shah Bano case in 1985. In this case a 62-year old divorced Muslim woman, had filed a case for maintenance from her former husband. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of Shah Bano.…” |