Supreme Court of India

Chhagan Bagwan Kahar v. N.L. Kalna & Ors.

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Reported as [1989] 2 S.C.R. 52
Bench B.C. Ray J.
Decided 16 March 1989

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We hold that this order of detention is vitiated on the ground that the detaining authority has taken into consideration the grounds of earlier detention G. order alongwith other materials for passing this impugned order.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 19/j5: Sections 3 and 15-Expiry or revocation of an earlier detention order-No bar for making a subsequent detention order-Necessity for fresh facts for pas­ sing subsequent detention order. ) 1 With a view to preventing the petitioner detenu from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order, an order of ~ detention was passed against him by the Comissioner of Police, Surat City, under section 3(2) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985. The grounds of detention referred to the detenn's criminal

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