Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 178 · Decided 11 September 1980
Pritam Nath Hoon v. Union of India & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 178 · [1981] 1 S.C.R. 682
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 2193/1980
- Decided
- 11 September 1980
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, A.D. KOSHAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974-Non-supply and also belated supply of documents vitiate the preven­ tive detention and entitled the release of the' detenu-Panchnamas do not givl! 'the detenu full notice of the case against him or furnish all authority regarding supply of documents. Allowing the petition and ordering the release of the detenu forthwith, the .D Court HELD : (Per Koshal, J.) (I) It is now settled law that the detaining autho­ rity is bound to give an opportunity to the detenu to make a representation 'against his
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