Supreme Court of India · 1966-09-21
P.L. LAKHANPAL vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1966/60247
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- P.L. LAKHANPAL
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
- Author
- RAO, K. SUBBA (),HIDAYATULLAH, M.,SIKRI, S.M.,SHELATM.,MITTER, G.K.
- Bench
- RAO, K. SUBBA (CJ),HIDAYATULLAH, M.,SIKRI, S.M.,SHELAT, J.M.,MITTER, G.K.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the detention of the petitioner under Rule 30(1)(b) and Rule 30A(9) of the Defence of India Rules, 1962, stating that the original order was based on a comprehensive assessment of the petitioner's anti-Indian activities, not solely on his writings. The Court clarified that the jurisdiction to detain is preventive, aimed at averting future prejudicial actions, and that the review process under Rule 30A is valid as it considers all relevant circumstances. The Court concluded that the continuation of the detention was justified and lawful.