Advisory Board Under PITNDPS Act Can't Decide Detenue's Representation; Final Decision Rests with Government: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has strongly criticized the Advisory Board constituted under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PIT NDPS Act) for exceeding its statutory powers, while quashing a preventive detention order that violated the fundamental rights under Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India. High Court Observes Advisory Board Usurped Powers It Does Not Have Justice Javed Iqbal…
