A landmark Habeas Corpus Petition was filed during emergency, that is in:
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The landmark Habeas Corpus case during the Emergency was ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla (1976). The SC controversially held (4:1) that fundamental rights including Article 21 stood suspended during Emergency. Justice Khanna's sole dissent is historic.