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28 Apr 1976

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In ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla the Supreme Court held 4-1 that, in view of the Presidential order of 27 June 1975, no person had locus standi to move a High Court for habeas corpus to challenge a detention order as illegal or mala fide. Justice H. R. Khanna dissented. [1][2]

Court: On 24 August 2017 a nine-judge bench in Puttaswamy expressly overruled the majority judgments in ADM Jabalpur. [2]

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Sources

  1. 1Additional District Magistrate, Jabalpur vs S. S. Shukla Etc. EtcSupreme Court of India (text on Indian Kanoon), 28 Apr 1976T2 CourtArchived 30 Jan 2009
  2. 2Justice K.S.Puttaswamy (Retd) And Anr. vs Union Of India And Ors.Supreme Court of India (text on Indian Kanoon), 24 Aug 2017T2 CourtArchived 14 Jun 2018