Through most of her tenure, Mrs. Gandhi had to face judicial stopgap to her policies, most of which were challenged in the courts as she rarely, if ever had due assent from the legislature to pass them. When the legality of the nationalisation of banks was challenged in courts, she simply passed the policy as a “Presidential Order.” Her precarious position in the Parliament had been long been a thorn in her side which could not counteract the pushback from the judges. She then ordered an early dissolution of the assembly and had the President call for fresh elections. The massive majority she gained in the subsequent elections held on March, 1971 made one thing clear: she was now relatively strengthened against the blows of the Supreme Court.