Author: Mallika Kapoor, The Department of Law, Aligarh Muslim University. CASE NAME: A.K. Gopalan vs The State of Madras, AIR 1950 SC 27 COURT: Hon’ble The Supreme Court of India JURISDICTION: Original BENCH: M.H. Kania CJ and Saiyid Fazl Ali, M. Patanjali Sastri, Mehr Chand Mahajan, B.k. Mukherjea and S.R. Das, JJ PETITIONER: A.K. Gopalan