ABDUL RAZAK DAWOOD DHANANI versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

ABDUL RAZAK DAWOOD DHANANI versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

The Central Government is not bound to consider and pass a separate order on second or subsequent representations by a detenu unless such representations disclose new grounds, fresh material, or subsequent events justifying fresh consideration. Where the second representation merely reiterates the grounds already considered, the authority is under no obligation to separately dispose of it.

Parties
Appellant: Abdul Razak Dawood Dhanani; Respondents: Union of India and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
17 April 2003
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against High Court Judgment Dismissing Writ Petition Challenging Detention Order
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
COFEPOSA, Representations Against Detention, Successive Representations, Article 22(5)
Criminal Law Preventive Detention Constitutional Law COFEPOSA Representations Against Detention Successive Representations Article 22(5)

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Parties

Abdul Razak Dawood Dhanani

Appellant

Union of India and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against High Court Judgment Dismissing Writ Petition Challenging Detention Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Central Government is obliged to consider and pass a separate order for a second representation made by a detenu when no fresh grounds, material, or subsequent event are disclosed.

Ratio Decidendi

The Central Government is not bound to consider and pass a separate order on second or subsequent representations by a detenu unless such representations disclose new grounds, fresh material, or subsequent events justifying fresh consideration. Where the second representation merely reiterates the grounds already considered, the authority is under no obligation to separately dispose of it.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • No merit found in the appeal; appeal dismissed.