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Hans Raj Khanna (3 July 1912 – 25 February 2008) [1] [2] was an Indian judge, jurist and advocate who propounded the basic structure doctrine in 1973 and attempted to uphold civil liberties during the time of Emergency in India in a lone dissenting judgement in 1976.
Sanjiv Khanna, the incumbent chief justice of India, since 11 November 2024 The chief justice of India is the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India. As head of the Supreme Court, the chief justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with important matters of law. In ...
In Kesavananda, Justice Hans Raj Khanna propounded that the Constitution of India has certain basic features that cannot be altered or destroyed through amendments by the Parliament of India. [1] Key among these "basic features", as expounded by Justice Khanna, are the fundamental rights guaranteed to individuals by the constitution.
Justice Hans Raj Khanna was the sole dissenter among the five judges. In retaliation for his dissent, he was later overlooked during the appointment of the Chief Justice. In retaliation for his dissent, he was later overlooked during the appointment of the Chief Justice.
The process continued with the controversial appointment of Justice Beg superseding Hans Raj Khanna in 1977. After becoming Chief Justice, A.N. Ray more than shared the government's economic viewpoint – he developed an adulatory attitude towards Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. He made himself amenable to her influence by telephoning her ...
The Election Commission of India held indirect eighth presidential elections of India on 12 July 1982. Zail Singh with 754,113 votes won over his nearest rival Hans Raj Khanna who got 282,685 votes. [1]
Hans Raj Khanna, former Judge of Supreme Court of India who authored the basic structure doctrine; Harcharan Singh, Punjabi playwright; Harpreet Sandhu (actor), actor [4] Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, athlete; Pratap Singh Kairon, former Chief Minister of Punjab; Darbara Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and national level leader of the Congress
Hans Raj Hans (born 1964), Indian singer; Hans Raj Khanna (1912–2008), judge at the Supreme Court of India (1971–1977) Jugal Hansraj (born 1972), Indian actor and director presently based at Mumbai; Lala Hansraj Gupta, educationist, social worker and philanthropist, Padma Vibhushan recipient