HARADHAN SAHA & ANOTHER versus THE STATE OF. WEST BENGAL & ORS.

The Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 does not suffer from any constitutional infirmity and is in conformity with the requirements of Articles 14, 19, 21, and 22, providing adequate procedural safeguards and reasonable opportunity for representation.

Parties: Petitioner: Haradhan Saha; Petitioner: Madan Lal Agarwala; Respondent: State of West Bengal; Respondent: Attorney General for India; Applicant/intervener: State of Rajasthan
Jurisdiction: India
Judgment Date: 21 August 1974
Procedural Posture: Writ Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome: Petitions dismissed
Legal Topics: Preventive Detention, Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971, Fundamental Rights

Constitutional Law Administrative Law Criminal Law Preventive Detention Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 Fundamental Rights

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Parties

Haradhan Saha

Petitioner

Madan Lal Agarwala

Petitioner

State of West Bengal

Respondent

Attorney General for India

Respondent

State of Rajasthan

Applicant/intervener

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 violates Articles 14, 19, 21, and 22 of the Constitution of India
2 Whether preventive detention orders under the Act are reasonable and in conformity with the Constitution
3 Whether procedural safeguards under Article 22 and the Act are adequate

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Petitions dismissed

Orders

The petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 are dismissed.