SAMPAT PRAKASH versus STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR

SAMPAT PRAKASH versus STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR

Detention under the initial order did not exceed six months and therefore, under s. 13A, referral to the Advisory Board was not required. The fresh detention order was based on new grounds and further information; government action was not mala fide. The grounds of detention cannot be said to be vague or indefinite, as facts withheld were permissible under s. 8(2). Solitary confinement of a detenu is not permitted.

Parties
Petitioner: Sampat Prakash; Respondent: State of Jammu & Kashmir
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
06 February 1969
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition / Original Jurisdiction; Final Supreme Court Order
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Preventive Detention, Procedures Under Jammu & Kashmir Preventive Detention Act, Personal Liberty, Solitary Confinement
Constitutional Law Preventive Detention Procedures Under Jammu & Kashmir Preventive Detention Act Personal Liberty Solitary Confinement

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Parties

Sampat Prakash

Petitioner

State of Jammu & Kashmir

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition / Original Jurisdiction; Final Supreme Court Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the failure to refer the petitioner's case to the Advisory Board within the prescribed period invalidates the detention
  2. 2 Whether the detention orders were made mala fide
  3. 3 Whether the grounds for detention are vague and indefinite

Ratio Decidendi

Detention under the initial order did not exceed six months and therefore, under s. 13A, referral to the Advisory Board was not required. The fresh detention order was based on new grounds and further information; government action was not mala fide. The grounds of detention cannot be said to be vague or indefinite, as facts withheld were permissible under s. 8(2). Solitary confinement of a detenu is not permitted.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • Petition for writ of habeas corpus dismissed