Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order for Non-Communication of Grounds in Known Language — Violation of Article 22(5) of Constitution and Section 8 of Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981. The court held that the detaining authority must ensure grounds are communicated in a language known to the detenu to enable effective representation, and failure to do so renders the detention order invalid.
28 Aug 2012The petitioner, Firoz Hyder Shaikh @ Kalya Firoz, was detained under a preventive detention order dated 5th September 2011 passed by the Commissioner ...
