Supreme Court of India

Collector & Dist. Magistrate and Ors. v. S. Sultan

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Reported as [2008] 5 S.C.R. 764
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and P. Sathasivam JJ.
Decided 31 March 2008

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Preventive Detention: .P Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, c Dacoits, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land Grabbers Act, 1986- ss.3(1), 3(2) rlw s.2(a) and (g) - Order of detention - Indicating instances in respect of offences covered by definition of the expression 'goonda' in s.2(g) - Not based on stale incidents as alleged -Activities of detenu prejudicial to "public order''- Hence, High Court not justified in quashing the detention order in exercise of its writ jurisdiction - However, period of detention as fixed in the ..,, detention order already

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