Supreme Court · 1971 INSC 319 · Decided 19 November 1971
State of West Bengal v. Ashok Dey & ORS. ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1971 INSC 319 · [1972] 2 S.C.R. 434
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 217/1971
- Decided
- 19 November 1971
- Bench
- S.M. SIKRI, J.M. SHELAT, G.K. MITTER, I.D. DUA (4-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19(1)(d), 22(7), 19(l)(d), 132(1), 14
Headnote
Constillltion of India, Arts. 22(4) and 22(1)-Power of State Legisla­ ture to make law providing for preveittive detention for more than three months under Art. 22(4) is concurrent with that of Parliament undei· Art, 22(1)-West Bengal (Prevention of Unlawful Activities) 'Act, 1970 22(7) and are valid-Article 22(7) is p•rmissive-Prsidtnt's Act, 19 of 1970 Is not violatfr• of Art. 19(1) (d) of Constitution'-S. 3(2)(c) of A ct, constructiQll of. The resPondents were detained under the West Bengal (Prevention of Vioient Activities) Act, 1970. In writ petitions before
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