Suspension of Fundamental Rights · Indian Polity

The ADM Jabalpur case (1976) dealt primarily with:

  1. Financial Emergency
  2. Preventive detention during Emergency
  3. Election disputes
  4. Language policy
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Correct answer: Preventive detention during Emergency

The ADM Jabalpur case concerned the suspension of habeas corpus during the 1975 Emergency. The Supreme Court held that the right to seek remedy for unlawful detention was suspended, a view later criticized and effectively overturned.

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