Supreme Court · 1987 INSC 280 · Decided 13 October 1987
Piara Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1987 INSC 280 · [1988] 1 S.C.R. 456
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 30/1987
- Decided
- 13 October 1987
- Bench
- R.S. PATHAK, M.H. KANIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 22(5), 32
Headnote
v. STATE OF PUNJAB OCTOBER 13, 1987 B [R.S. PATHAK, CJ! AND M.H. KANIA, J.] National Security Act, 1980: Section 3-Detenu's representation y to Government-Duty of State to determine with utmost expedition- Failure to do so--Vitiates detention order-Infringement of fundamen- ). ta/ right under by Government of detenu's representation. The petitioner was detained by the Punjab Government pursuant to an order of detention passed under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 3 D of the National Security Act, 1980. When in jail, he was served with an order passed under section 3(1) of the
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