Supreme Court of India

A. Maimoona v. State of Tamil Nadu and Ors.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 877
Bench S.B. Sinha and P.K. Balasubramany An JJ.
Decided 16 December 2005

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that adequate materials exist for the A.MAIMOONAv.STATEOFTAMILNADU[BALASUBRAMANYAN,J.] 881 detention of the appellant under the National Security Act.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

National Security Act, 1980-Section 3(2)-Detention Order-Detenue's case that detention order vitiated for non-consideration of the representation made to the State Government and the Central Government bu detenue and J c non-availability of adequate material-Held: Detention order was justified since adequate material was available for detention-There was nothing to show that represent~tion was made to State Government, though th~ representation 1:1ade. to the Central Government was considered without delay-Hence, order of High Court calls for no interference. Detention Order wns passed

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