Supreme Court of India

Vijay Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [1988] 3 S.C.R. 42
Bench Murari Mohon Duit and K. Jagannatha Sheity JJ.
Decided 24 February 1988

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above E facts, the order of detention turns out to be illegal and invalid and should be quashed.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974--Chal/enging detention under. -r This appeal was directed against the judgment of the High Court c ' whereby the High Court had dismissed the writ petition of the appel- --+ lant, ·challenging the validity of his detention under the Conservation.of Foreign Exchange & Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 ('The Act'). The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had information that the appellant was engaged in receipt; storage and disposal of smug- gled goods on a large scale. On· a specific information

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