Supreme Court of India

Gulab Mehra v. State of U.P. & Ors.

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Reported as [1988] 1 S.C.R. 126

Bench A.P. Sen and B.C. Ray JJ.

Decided 15 September 1987

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the impugned order of detention is illegal and invalid and we allow the appeal setting aside the judgment and order of the High Court without any order as to G costs.

Judgment, page 19

Authorities it was built on

1982 Merugu Satyanarayana Etc. Etc. v. State of Andhra Pradesh and Others cited by 4
1979 Kanchanlal Maneklal Chokshi v. The State of Gujarat and Ors. cited by 3

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