PUSHKAR MUKHERJEE & ORS. vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL

The Supreme Court held that under Section 3(1) of the Preventive Detention Act, the reasonableness of the detaining authority's satisfaction cannot be questioned in court, nor can the adequacy of the material be examined. However, if any grounds for detention are found irrelevant or vague, the detention order is liable to be quashed. The Court ruled that the expression 'public order' does not encompass all infractions of law, and specific grounds related to individual assaults were deemed irrelevant, rendering the detention orders illegal.