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......................................................................................................................... Book Description There are few men that make history. Justice H.R. Khanna, former Justice of the Supreme Court, is one of those great men. He stood up for dharma, the rule of law, and the individual, at great personal cost, in perilous times when the primacy of the rule of law and the strident independence of the judiciary that is taken for granted today, had been put in jeopardy. He did so by dissenting in the Habeas Corpus case, ADM, Jabalpurv. Union of India, against the then overmighty executive, during a time when the Constitution itself was in great peril. The New York Times paid a rich tribute to this great man. His great dissenting opinion in the Habeas Corpus case and his pivotal opinion in Kesavananda Bharati, read with the opinion in Indira Nehru Gandhi case, laying down the Basic Structure doctrine, are as much a part of India's Constitution as the text of the Constitution of India. This book was originally a compilation of three lectures delivered by Justice H.R. Khanna on the making of India's Constitution. With the objective of presenting a more holistic understanding of Justice Khanna's contribution to the making of India's Constitution, the present edition has been thoroughly revamped, incorporating therein Justice Khanna's opinions in the abovementioned cases alongwith the relevant headnotes. The present book is a must-have for all those who strive towards a better understanding of the Constitution of India. At the same time, all those who hold the eminent Justice Khanna in high esteem would find the compilation to be a proud addition to their library. Also, to gain further in-roads into the opinions and views of Justice Khanna, his autobiography Neither Roses Nor Thorns [1987 Edition, Reprinted 2003], will be a great asset. ......................................................................................................................... Contents 1. Making of India’s Constitution 2. Kesavananda Bharati V. State of Kerala (Extracts) 3. Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain (Extracts) 4. ADM, Jabalpur v. Shivakant Shukla (Extracts) .........................................................................................................................
