‘Government Must Consider Detenu’s Representation at the Earliest’—Detention Set Aside Under NSA: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court delivered an important judgment safeguarding the rights of a detenu under preventive detention laws. The Court set aside a detention order passed under the National Security Act, 1980 after finding that the State government failed to consider the detenu’s representation at the earliest stage as required under constitutional safeguards. Background of the Case The case titled Sunil Kumar Gupta alias Sunil Chain VERSUS Union of India arose…