Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 236 · Decided 13 February 1996
Kundanbhai Dulabhai Shaikh v. DISTT. Magistrate, Ahmedabad and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 236 · [1996] 2 S.C.R. 479
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 491/1995
- Decided
- 13 February 1996
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, S. SAGHIR AHMAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 22(5), 32
Headnote
Constitution of India-Art.22(5), Art. 32--Prevention of Black Market­ ing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980-Secs. 3(2), 2(a), 8(1) and 14-Detenue's 1ight to make representation denotes a corresponding duty on the auth01ities to dispose of the representation at the statutory right. A B c A1t. 32-Habeas Corpus-En01mous and grave allegations against the· Detenu-Even then court would intervene on violation of fundamentql rights D of the detenu. The Petitioners were detained on 16.8.1995 under Sec.3(2) of the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance
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