constitutional liberal
Hans Raj Khanna
How Hans Raj Khanna is discussed in this archive
Authored 1 work in the archive.
Subject of 1 profile piece — including Justice H.R. Khanna and the Art of Speaking Truth to Power .
Referenced in 1 other work — including Freedom First's Resistance to Indira Gandhi's Emergency .
In Freedom First's Resistance to Indira Gandhi's Emergency : Justice H.R.
By Hans Raj Khanna (1)
About Hans Raj Khanna (1)
Profile pieces (1)
- Justice H.R. Khanna and the Art of Speaking Truth to Power
- "Hans Raj Khanna was born in 1912, in Amritsar, Punjab" — establishes biographical foundation of his origins and legal formation
- "Justice H. R. Khanna was the lone dissenting voice to this opinion" — captures the defining act of his career — standing alone against four senior judges in the Habeas Corpus case
Mentioned in (1)
Opinion pieces (1)
- Freedom First's Resistance to Indira Gandhi's Emergency
- "Mr. Justice Khanna had distinguished himself by passing down a minority judgment asserting the right of the citizen to the writ of habeas corpus even during the Emergency" — Masani's praise for Khanna's lone dissent in the Habeas Corpus case as a landmark act of judicial courage
- "The New York Times had remarked that the time would come when a statue of his would be erected in every city of India" — the international recognition of Khanna's dissent cited by Freedom First to highlight its historic importance