Supreme Court of India
Surjeet Singh & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
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Whet her service 011 the detenu, whose mother tongue is Hindi of the grounds of detention in English, a language not understood by him, vitiates the deten tion-Grounds of detention explained to the detenu in Hindi by the Serving Offi cer-Not enough-Grounds must be supplied in Hindi. Allowing the petitions, the Court HELD : The supply to the detenus of the grounds of detention in the English language with which they were not conversant could not be considered to be effective communication to them so as to afford to them a real opportu nity of making a representation against the order of
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