RAM SINGH vs THE STATE OF DELHI AND ANOTHERBALRAJ KHANNAv.THE STATE OF

The Supreme Court held that the preventive detention of petitioners under Section 3 of the Preventive Detention Act, 1950, was lawful as it aimed to maintain public order, despite the petitioners' claims that their detention violated Article 19(1) and Article 22(5) of the Constitution. The Court clarified that while personal liberty encompasses freedoms under Article 19, the Constitution allows for restrictions in the interest of public order. The grounds for detention were deemed sufficiently specific to enable the petitioners to make representations, thus upholding the legality of the detention order.