Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 213 · Decided 11 November 1980
Prem Chand v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 213 · [1981] 1 S.C.R. 1262
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 3050/1980
- Decided
- 11 November 1980
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, R.S. PATHAK, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 19, 21
Headnote
c D E F G H Delhi Police Act, 1978-Section.s 47 and So-Scope of-Allegations made itt externment order vague-Order if valid- Order should be passed or;ly when there is clear and present danger based 011 credible material. Exercising power under sections 47 and 50 of the Delhi Police Act,. 1978 for keeping the capital city free of crime) the Deputy Commissioner of Police Delhi direc­ ted the appellant to show cause why he should not be externcd from the Union Territory of Delhi. The allegations against him were that his activities in the area of poli~ station Connaught •Place
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