Supreme Court of India

Piara Singh v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [1988] 1 S.C.R. 456
Decided 13 October 1987

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons that the order setting aside the order of detention was passed by us as stated earlier.

Judgment, page 8

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National Security Act, 1980: Section 3-Detenu's representation y to Government-Duty of State to determine with utmost expedition- Failure to do so--Vitiates detention order-Infringement of fundamen- ). ta/ right under Article 22(5) of the Constitution-Advocate-Whether c prevented from making representation on behalf of detenu-Writ f Petition-Dismissal by High Court-Whether ground for non-consi- 1 deration by Government of detenu's representation. The petitioner was detained by the Punjab Government pursuant to an order of detention passed under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 3 of the

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