Supreme Court of India

S. Krishnan and Others v. The State of Madras

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Reported as [1951] 1 S.C.R. 621
Decided 7 May 1951

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Preventive Detention (Amendment) Act, 1951, ss. 9, 10, 11, 12- Indian Constitution, 1950, Arts. 22( 4) (a) & (b), 22(7)-Dctentions under eariicr Act treated as detentions under new Act and continued for more than one year-Omission to fix maximum period-Infringe­ ment of fundamental rights-Contravention of Constitution­ Validity of amending Act-Temporary Stateites-Order of detentions -Validity after expiry of Statute. The Preventive Detention (Amendment) Act of 1951 which extended the operation of the Preventive Detention Act of 1950 for a period of one more year, that is, up to 1st April,

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