Jagmohanlal Sinha (12 May 1920 – 20 March 2008) was an Indian judge who served in the

Allahabad High Court Allahabad High Court, also known as High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is the high court based in Prayagraj that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 17 March 1866, making it one of the oldest high ...

. He is best known for his 1975 ruling in the ''

State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain The ''State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain'' (1975 AIR 865, 1975 SCR (3) 333) was a 1975 case heard by the Allahabad High Court that found the Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi guilty of electoral malpractices. The ruling on the case that had ...

'' lawsuit in which he invalidated the election of Prime Minister

Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinha, Jagmohanlal 1920 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Indian judges People from Aligarh People from Bareilly Scholars from Allahabad The Emergency (India) Judges of the Allahabad High Court People from Mathura district