The ADM Jabalpur case is seen as a blot in the judicial history.
The ADM Jabalpur case, during the time of emergency, is seen as a blot in the judicial history. When emergency was declared in 1975, all opponents of the government were arrested under draconian provisions of Preventive Detention laws known as the Maintenance of Internal Security Act. Talking to Newsclick, Prabir Purkayastha, who was arrested during the time of emergency, discusses the right to privacy judgement and looks back at the circumstances surrounding the ADM Jabalpur case.