The Shah Commission was appointed in May 1977 by the Janata Party government and was headed by J.C. Shah, a retired chief justice of Supreme Court of India to look into the matters of allegations of abuse of authority, excesses and malpractices as well actions taken in the name of Emergency proclaimed on 15th June, 1975.The commission examined various evidences and testimonies. The findings of the Shah Commission were that it found many ‘excesses’ committed during Emergency. Under preventive detention laws, nearly one lakh eleven thousand people were arrested. Press censorship took place without any proper legal sanctions.
