47 years before Justice Sanjiv Khanna took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India, his family would have got their first CJI in Justice Hans Raj Khanna. During the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, several agitating citizens, opposition leaders, activists and critics were detained, often without trial. It was then that Justice HR Khanna’s 4:1 dissenting judgment in ADM Jabalpur vs Shivkant Shukla case cost him India’s top legal post. The Indira Gandhi government appointed Justice Beg the Chief Justice of India, superseding Justice Khanna. Justice HR Khanna was proven right…Video Producer: Mayank ChawlaVideo Editor/Animation/AI Illustration: Abhishek Sharma

Source: The Telegraph November 18, 2024 18:12 UTC