Indian Polity & Governance·Landmark Judgments

Boycott and Swadeshi — Landmark Judgments

Updated 8 Mar 2026

Landmark Judgments

Emperor v. Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1908)

1908

This landmark sedition trial against Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent leader of the Swadeshi-Boycott movement, was a direct response by the colonial government to suppress…