Supreme Court of India

Aslam Mohd. Merchant v. Competent Authority & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 10 S.C.R. 332
Bench S.B. Sinha and V.S. Sirpurkar JJ.
Decided 8 July 2008

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - Chapter VA, ss 68A, 68C, 68E, 68F, 68H and 681- lnterpre- c tation and application of - Order of preventive detention against a person - Forfeiture of property of relatives of the person, having being derived from or used in illicit traffic - Challenge to - High Court holding that the proceedings initi- ated validly against the relatives - On appeal,· held: Order of ~ High Court not sustainable - Conditions precedent for initiat- ';j. ing valid proceeding-formation of 'reason to believe' on part of the authority wherefor reasons are to be

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