Supreme Court of India

Sarfaraz Alam v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2024] 1 S.C.R. 267
Bench M. M. Sundresh and Aravind Kumar JJ.
Decided 4 January 2024

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, we find no ground to interfere with the impugned order passed by the High Court of Calcutta.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Validity of the detention order passed by the respondents; Detenue’s right to make a representation, the communication regarding the same if to be made both orally and in writing. Headnotes Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 – Constitution of India – Article 22(5) – Detention order – Validity – Detenue’s right of making a representation – Communication thereof if to be made both orally and in writing – Appellant inter alia pleaded that the detenue was not informed/communicated regarding his right to make a representation

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