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Bombay high court upholds preventive detention, holding that “Verification by senior police officers offers sufficient assurance of genuineness” and personal verification by detaining authority is not required
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Bombay high court upholds preventive detention, holding that “Verification by senior police officers offers sufficient assurance of genuineness” and personal verification by detaining authority is not required

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition challenging a preventive detention order issued under the Maharashtra statute governing dangerous persons and public order. The petitioner had argued that…
Posted by Rawlaw November 25, 2025
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Bombay High Court: “Law and order is not public order; preventive detention under MPDA cannot rest on stale material and vague apprehensions” – Detention order quashed, detenue released

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court quashed a preventive detention order passed under Section 3(1) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 (MPDA Act), branding the detenue as…
Posted by Rawlaw October 3, 2025
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Manipur High Court Quashes Detention Under National Security Act: “Failure to Provide Grounds of Detention Within Prescribed Time Renders Detention Illegal” — Court Upholds Procedural Safeguards Under Section 8 of NSA

Court’s Decision The Manipur High Court quashed the preventive detention order passed under the National Security Act, 1980 (NSA), holding that the delay in furnishing grounds of detention to the…
Posted by Rawlaw June 24, 2025
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Gujarat High Court Quashes Detention of Alleged Bootlegger Under Anti-Social Activities Law: “Mere Breach of Law and Order Not Enough Unless Community is Affected”

Court’s Decision The Gujarat High Court quashed a preventive detention order passed under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985 (PASA), against a person alleged to be a “bootlegger.”…
Posted by Rawlaw June 24, 2025

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