The Case that Shook India: The Verdict That Led to the Emergency

by Prashant Bhushan

Counsel read out the following passage from Justice Bhagwati’s judgment in Chawla’s case: ‘A small man’s chance is the essence of Indian democracy and that would be stultified if large contributions from rich and affluent groups are not divorced from the electoral process.’

“Sir, when we think of eternity and of the future consequences of all human conduct, what is there in this life that should make any man contradict the dictates of his conscience, the principles of justice, the laws of religion and of God.” ‘A country is great when it worships principles and not men. The glory of justice lies in being based upon principles than on any other trivial considerations.’

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