Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order in PASA Case for Non-Application of Mind — Failure to Consider Less Restrictive Alternatives and Inadequate Material Renders Preventive Detention Invalid. The court held that the detaining authority must consider whether the detenue can be dealt with under regular law before resorting to preventive detention under Section 3(2) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985.
28 Jul 2021The petitioner, Rahul Jyoti Sahani, was detained under Section 3(2) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985 (as extended to Dadr...
