Supreme Court of India
Ashok Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
For the reasons aforesaid, we allow the appeal and set aside the judgment and order of the High Court and quash the order of deten tion.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Constitution of India, 1950, Articles 22(5) and (6). Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. Section 3. Detention Order-Certain documents though placed before the Detaining Authority for consideration not supplied to detenu-Effective representation could not be submitted by detenu-Detention order-Quashed. The appellant was arrested and detained on 2 lst March, 1987 pursuant lo an order of detention made under s. 3(1) of the Conserva- lion of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. He was served with the grounds of detention
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