GODAVARI SHAMRAO PARULEKAR vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of detention orders issued under the Preventive Detention Act, 1950, stating that the orders served on the appellants while in jail were lawful. The Court clarified that the satisfaction required for detention could be that of a Minister rather than the Governor, and that fresh allocation of business under Article 166(3) was not necessary after the enactment of the Defence of India Ordinance. The appeals were dismissed, affirming that the detention was justified to prevent actions prejudicial to public safety and order.