Supreme Court of India

Madan Mohan Mondal v. The State of West Bengal

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Reported as [1973] 1 S.C.R. 761
Bench I. D. Dua and H. R. Khanna JJ.
Decided 2 August 1972

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Preventive Detention-Maintenance of Internal Security Act, (26 of 1971), ss. 3(1) & (2) and Constitution of India, 1950, Art. 22(5)-Delay in considering detenu's representation-Efiect of. The petitioner was arrested pursuant to an order of detention under ss. 3(1) (a)( iii) and 3(2) of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971. His representation to the State Government was rejected 33 days after its receipt. In a petition under Art. 32 challenging his detention, the State Government explained the delay by stating that the go-slow movement launched by the State Government employees and

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