Supreme Court of India
Powanammal v. State of Tamil Nadu and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
For the above reasons, in our view, non-supply of Tamil version of English document, on the facts and in the circumstances, renders her continued detention illegal.
Judgment, page 8
From the headnote
Climinal Law : Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drng Offenders, Forest-Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic-Offenders and Slum-Grabbers Act, 1982 : Section 3. Preventive Detention-Grounds of--Commwzication of-Language of --Documents-Supply of-Detention order was se1ved on the detenue on the day when she was in judicial remand in a case filed under Ss.4(l)(i) and 4( 1- ) of the T.N. Prohibition Act-Detention challenged on ground that detenue was denied the light to make effective representation as order of remand to judicial custody relied upon in the grounds of
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