Preventive Detention Order Quashed; Fixing Time Limit for Making Representation Violates Article 22(5) of the Constitution: Manipur High Court
In a significant judgment protecting the constitutional rights of persons detained under preventive detention laws, the Manipur High Court has held that authorities cannot prescribe any time limit for a detenu to submit a representation against a detention order. The Court ruled that such a restriction violates the constitutional safeguard provided under Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India. Case Background The case arose from a petition filed by Yambem…
