Bombay High Court Quashes Prior Approval for Detention Under Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 — Failure to Consider Less Restrictive Measures. The Court held that the detaining authority must consider the possibility of taking less drastic action before ordering preventive detention, and failure to do so vitiates the detention order.
20 Dec 2023The petitioner, Ajgar Akhtar Khan, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the grant of prior approval/order ...
