Jagmohanlal Sinha

Judge, Deceased Person

1920 – 2008

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Who was Jagmohanlal Sinha?

Jagmohanlal Sinha was an Indian judge, who served in the Allahabad High Court. He is best known for his 1975 ruling in State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain case in which he invalidated the election of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The political upheavals that that followed his decision resulted in Gandhi declaring Emergency across the country on grounds of "internal disturbance".

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Born
May 12, 1920
Also known as
  • Judge Jagmohanlal Sinha
Nationality
  • India
Profession
Education
  • Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University
Lived in
  • Allahabad
  • Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
  • Bareilly
Died
Mar 20, 2008

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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