Today(12th Sept), The Supreme Court ruled that individuals detained under preventive laws must receive all essential materials relied upon by authorities for their detention. However, documents referenced only in passing need not be provided.
In a landmark ruling, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has affirmed the authority of constitutional courts to order the release of detainees, even under the stringent provisions of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1988 (PITNDPS). This pivotal decision emerged from the case of Jahangeer Ahmad Mugloo v. […]
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has quashed a 1993 detention order that was executed nearly 30 years later to detain a 62-year-old Kerala man, Abdul Rasheed. The division bench, comprising Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Gauri Godse, underscored the “unexplained and inordinate delay” in executing the detention order. The court remarked, “The […]