Famous Trials of India

Famous Trials of India by Purnima Arora presents a comprehensive account of landmark judicial trials that have shaped India?s legal, constitutional, and socio-political landscape. Covering historic freedom-era trials, constitutional bench decisions, and socially transformative criminal cases, the book traces how courts have influenced governance, civil liberties, women?s rights, and criminal jurisprudence. It offers readers a chronological and thematic understanding of India?s evolving justice system through some of its most consequential legal battles.

Key Features

• Detailed narration of historic political trials involving national leaders and freedom fighters
• Examination of constitutional landmark cases defining fundamental rights and federalism
• Coverage of path-breaking judgments impacting women?s rights and human dignity
• Analysis of high-profile criminal trials that influenced public policy and legal reforms
• Accessible presentation combining legal facts with historical and social context

This book is ideally suited for law students, judicial service aspirants, legal practitioners, academicians, and civil services candidates seeking insight into landmark Indian cases. It also serves general readers interested in Indian legal history, constitutional development, and the role of the judiciary in shaping modern India through influential trials and judgments.