Preventive Detention Orders Passed Without Application of Mind Termed 'Deplorable'; Union Government Urged to Redress the Situation: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has expressed strong disapproval over the practice of issuing preventive detention orders without proper application of mind and without referring to the actual "grounds of detention." The Court emphasized that such actions are highly deplorable and called upon the Union Government to take immediate steps to correct this situation. The court’s remarks were made in a habeas corpus petition filed by Gurmel Singh, who challenged his…