The petitioners in the case are former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor and researcher, Ram Ramaswamy; Professor at Savitribai Phule Pune University, Sujata Patel; Professor of Cultural Studies at the English and Foreign Languages University, Madhava Prasad; Professor of Modern Indian history at Jamia Millia Islamia, Mukul Kesavan and theoretical ecological economist Deepak Malghan.
They had submitted that the entirely unguided power exercised by investigative agencies to take control of devices that contain a citizen’s personal and professional life, requires to be civilised by way of directives from the Supreme Court.
Source: Barandbench
