Reflections on India’s Preventive Detention Laws: Need for Judicial Scrutiny of the Administratively Steered Mechanism
by Pooja Rajawat† and Jayam Jha††
law and order
Cal HC │ Primary Teachers Welfare Association allowed to take out a peaceful procession; Directions issued
Calcutta High Court: Shampa Sarkar, J. took up a petition which was filed with an allegation that the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata
Guj HC | Simplicitor registration of FIR/s by itself cannot have any nexus with the breach of maintenance of public order; Detention order quashed
Gujarat High Court: Rajendra M. Sareen, J. allowed a petition which was directed against the detention order passed by respondent–detaining authority in
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Bombay High Court: G.S. Kulkarni, J., while making certain significant observations stated that, An educational institute certainly contributes in creating ideal citizens.
No preventive detention on ground of a possible apprehension of breach of law and order; Supreme Court explains true import of ‘public order’
Supreme Court: In a case where the detenu was accused of committing a series of criminal offences from October, 2017 to December,
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Telangana High Court: The Division Bench of A. Rajasheker Reddy and Dr Shameem Akhter, JJ., while addressing the matter has shed some
NHRC calls for report on alleged rape of a 13 year old girl by nine men on separate occasions after being abducted twice in Umaria District
NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance on alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl in Umaria city of Madhya Pradesh and has directed
Madras HC | Disclosing identity of COVID-19 patients will lead to social stigma; Petition for disclosure rejected
Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and Nirmal Kumar, JJ., addressed a petition wherein direction was sought with regard to
Advisory issued by Ministry of I&B with respect to maintenance of law & order; TV Channels may abstain from showing content affecting integrity of nation
It is observed that notwithstanding the Advisory issued on 11-12-2019, some TV Channels are telecasting content which do not appear to be
NHRC notice to Uttar Pradesh Govt over its reported endorsing of killings in encounters by police for improving law and order
National Human Rights Commission: The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports about the Government of
Difference between maintenance of law and order & public order discussed
High Court of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana: The detention of one Chirraboina Krishna Yadav under the Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities of