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Which judge delivered the lone dissent in the Emergency-era habeas corpus case, ADM Jabalpur v.…

Justice H. R. Khanna dissented in ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla, (1976) 2 SCC 521. He held that even during the Emergency, a person could challenge detention for lack of…

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Which judge delivered the lone dissent in the Emergency-era habeas corpus case, ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla?

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Justice H. R. Khanna dissented in ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla, (1976) 2 SCC 521. He held that even during the Emergency, a person could challenge detention for lack of authority of law. In K. S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India, (2017) 10 SCC 1, the Supreme Court overruled the ADM Jabalpur majority.

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Option A

Justice Dalveer Bhandari was not a member of the bench in ADM Jabalpur.

Option B

Justice R. M. Lodha was not a member of the bench in ADM Jabalpur.

Option C

Justice Hans Raj Khanna delivered the lone dissent in ADM Jabalpur.

Option D

Justice Dipak Misra was not a member of the bench in ADM Jabalpur.

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