Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order Under MPDA Act for Non-Application of Mind — Failure to Consider Less Restrictive Alternatives Renders Detention Unreasonable. Court held that the Detaining Authority must consider the possibility of resorting to less drastic measures like cancellation of bail or prosecution before ordering preventive detention under Section 3(2) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drugs Offenders, Dangerous Persons, Video Pirates, Sand Smugglers and Persons Engaged in Black Marketing of Essential Commodities Act, 1981.
27 Feb 2020The petitioner, Rakesh Mohan Gadekar, was detained under Section 3(2) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers,...
