Supreme Court of India

Gazi Khan @ Chotia v. State of Rajasthan and Anr.

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Reported as [1990] 2 S.C.R. 831
Bench S. Ratnavel Pandian and K. Jayachandra B Reddy JJ.
Decided 2 May 1990

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated above,. we set aside the impugned order of detention on the ground that there is a breach of F constitutional obligation as enshrined under Article 22(5) of the Con­ stitution of India.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Preventive Detention: Prevention of Illicit TraJJIC in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1989: •••• Section 3( 1)-Detention order-Delay in disposal of representa· . tion of detenu-Validity of-Whether violation of fundamental rights- c Practice of allowing a police officer not having dealt with the case at any y" point and having no personal knowledge, to -swear counter/reply affidavits-Deprecated. Constitution of India, 1950: Article 22(5 )-Detention order- Delay in disposal of detenu's representation-Whether violative. The appellant challenged before the High Court the order of

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