Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 226 · Decided 30 October 1979
G. M. Shah v. State of Jammu & Kashmir
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 226 · [1980] 1 S.C.R. 1104
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1125/1979
- Decided
- 30 October 1979
- Bench
- V.D. TULZAPURKAR, E.S. VENKATARAMIAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Ja1nmu and Kashmir Public Safety Scope of-"Law and Order," "Public MeClning of. Act, 1978 Sections 8(2) Order," "Security of pnd 8(3)­ the State"- The petitioner'$ son (the detenu) was detained under section 8(2) of tJie Jammu end Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 of the Act state that the· Government or the District Magistrate may, if satisfied with respect to any pers.on that with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudiciel to the security of the State or the maintenance of the public order, make an order directing that such
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