Supreme Court · 1975 INSC 9 · Decided 21 January 1975
John Martin v. The State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1975 INSC 9 · [1975] 3 S.C.R. 211
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 467/1974
- Decided
- 21 January 1975
- Bench
- KUTTYIL KURIEN MATHEW, P.N. BHAGWATI, N.L. UNTWALIA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 22(5), 32, 19
Headnote
211 Mailltcnance of Internal Security Act, 1971-S.8(1)-Scope of-Whether a reasoned order should be passed by Government-Whether power of dete111io11 conje.rred on District Magistrate is violative of Art. 19-Detention after drop­ pin11 earlier criminal ca~·es-Whelhl?r ma/a fide. Pursuant tion 3(1) & (2) of the M:dntenance of Internal Security Act, 1971, In a petition under artkle 32 of the Constitution it was contended ( 1) that considera­ tion of the petitioner's ·representation by the State Government instead of by an impartial tribunal was not sufficient
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