Supreme Court of India

Abdul Nasar Adam Ismail through Abdul Basheer Adam Ismail v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors

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Reported as [2013] 6 S.C.R. 86
Decided 2 April 2013

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the order E of detention dated 16/4/2012 is valid.

Judgment, page 22

From the headnote

Preventive Detention - Detention u/s. 3(1) of. c · COFEPOSA - Detention order assailed on two grounds (1) there was no independent consideration of the representation of the detenu, ·and (2) delay in disposal of the representation and delay in transmitting the representation to. the detaining authority' by the jail authority - Held: The plea· of lack of independent consideration is without any basis - Any unexplained 'delay would be breach of constitutional impera'tive provided tinder Art. 22(5) ;- But it does not mean that everyday's delay has to be explained:... Explanation must be

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