Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 477 · Decided 14 December 1998
Rajammal v. State of Tamil Nadu and Anr
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 477 · [1998] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 551
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1289/1998
- Decided
- 14 December 1998
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, D.P. WADHWA, S.S.M. QUADRI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 22(5), 22, 21
Headnote
A B Preventive detention-Representation by detenu to the Government­ Delay in disposal of such representation-Detention, if vitiated-Held, yes­ Absence of the Minister concerned al the Headquarters not sufficient to C justifY the delay-The duration or range of delay not material-Tamil Nadu Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum Grabbers Act, 1982, Section 3(I)-Conslilution of India, Articles 22(5) and 21. Words and Phrases- "as soon as may be"-Meaning of-In the context D of Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India. The appellant was kept under detention under
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