Maintenance of Internal Security Act
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The Maintenance of Internal Security Act was a controversial Indian law that allowed preventive detention and was widely used to suppress political opposition and civil liberties during the 1975–1977 Emergency.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian law
ⓘ
preventive detention law ⓘ |
| allowed | detention without trial ⓘ |
| allowedExtensionOfDetention | by executive order ⓘ |
| appliedTo | residents of India ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Emergency rule in India ⓘ |
| authorized | preventive detention ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceIn | 1971 ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasisDebated | Article 22 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
abuse of preventive detention powers
ⓘ
suppression of political opposition ⓘ violation of civil liberties ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedUnderGovernmentOf | Indira Gandhi government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOnJudiciary | limited scope of judicial review ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| legacy |
cited in debates on civil liberties in India
ⓘ
symbol of Emergency-era authoritarianism ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
criminal law
ⓘ
national security law ⓘ |
| notableFor | extensive use during 1975–1977 Emergency ⓘ |
| oversightMechanism | advisory boards ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | tool of political repression ⓘ |
| permittedDetentionPeriod | up to 12 months without trial ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Naxalite insurgency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
internal security concerns in early 1970s India ⓘ |
| purpose | maintenance of internal security ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Defence of India Rules
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Preventive Detention Act, 1950 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealed | true ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Janata Party government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier wartime-style detention regulations ⓘ |
| shortName | MISA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | National Security Act, 1980 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfDetention | executive detention ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Indian Emergency of 1975–1977 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedToDetain |
journalists
ⓘ
political opponents ⓘ student activists ⓘ trade union leaders ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1971 ⓘ |
| yearRepealed | 1978 ⓘ |
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