How I Got Involved With The Case
Summary: This is a new series titled 'THE HABEAS CORPUS CASE AT FIFTY: The Emergency, the Court, and the Constitution'.
It is about ADM Jabalpur v. Shiv Kant Shukla, AIR 1976 SC 1207: (1976) 2 SCC 521—the Habeas Corpus case. The case that closed the doors of liberty instead of opening them.
The Habeas Corpus case was decided on 28 April 1976. Fifty years have gone by. It is instructive to understand the point involved, the mood at that time, and its aftermath.
This is the First post of the series and explains as to how I got involved with the case.
THE HABEAS CORPUS CASE AT FIFTY:
The Emergency, the Court, and the Constitution
How I Got Involved with the Case।।






