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TADA,

 was an Indian anti-terrorism law which was in force between 1985 and 1995 (modified in 1987) under the background of the Punjab and was applied to whole of India. It came into effect on 23 May 1985.

 1. It was renewed in 1989, 1991 and 1993 before being allowed to lapse in 1995 due to increasing unpopularity after widespread allegations of abuse.

 2. It was the first anti-terrorism law legislated by the government to define and counter terrorist activities.

      3.

Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act
Parliament of India
Long title An Act to make special provisions for the prevention of, and for coping with, terrorist and disruptive activities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Citation	[1]
Territorial extent	Whole of Indiaincluding State of Jammu and Kashmir
Enacted by	Parliament of India
Assented to	3 September 1987
Commenced	24 May 1987
Amended by
Act 16 of 1989, Act 43 of 1993
Status: Repealed

The Act's third paragraph gives a very thorough definition of terrorist. 

"Whoever with intent to overawe the Government as by law established or to strike terror in the people or any section of the people or to alienate any section of the people or to adversely affect the harmony amongst different sections of the people does any act or thing by using bombs, dynamite or other explosive substances or inflammable substances or lethal weapons or poisons or noxious gases or other chemicals or by any other substances (whether biological or otherwise) of a hazardous nature in such a manner as to cause, or as is likely to cause, death of, or injuries to, any person or persons or loss of, or damage to, or destruction of, property or disruption of any supplies or services essential to the life of the community, or detains any person and threatens to kill or injure such person in order to compel the Government or any other person to do or abstain from doing any act, commits a terrorist act.

      Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, commonly known As TADA was an Indian anti-terrorism law which was in force between 1985 and 1995 (modified in 1987) under the background of the Punjab insurgency and was applied to whole of India.

Several provisions of the Gujarat law are a replay of draconian anti-terror laws starting with the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, enacted in 1985.

The law allows a suspect to be kept in 30-day custody; also, the police can take 180 days to file a charge sheet — double the the time under the Criminal Procedure Code.

This leeway is an echo of provisions in laws like the Prevention of Terrorism Act, repealed in 2004 by the UPA government.