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Historical Event on 1/18/1997

SC says telephone tapping is violation of fundamental rights but permits it by government in special circumstances.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/1847Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established.
11/15/1993Supreme Court rules that the CEC is supreme
3/2/2000Om Prakash Chautala, Indian National Lok Dal supremo, sworn in the 18th Chief Minister of Haryana.
11/18/1972Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal'
11/9/1977Keshavrao Bhole, great music director, passed away.
6/9/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans, alias Bal Gandharva, went into a coma in Bombay and never regained his consciousness.
4/8/1998Sedapatti R. Muthiah resigns as the Union Surface Transport Minister at the behest of his party supremo Jayalalitha. He is involved in court cases.
5/18/1945Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972.
12/31/1999This Indian Railway, carries more than 11 million passengers in a day, runs on more than 62,000 route kilometers and more than 1,07,000 track kilometers daily. This is the largest Railway System under Single Management.
1/19/1997Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad arrives in India on a 4-day visit.