KRISHNA MURARI AGGARWALA vs THE UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that detention under Section 3(1)(a)(iii) of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971, requires a clear correlation between the alleged acts and disruption of essential supplies. The Court found the first ground of detention irrelevant as it lacked evidence of affecting distribution, while the second ground indicated fictitious sales. Since one ground was deemed irrelevant, the entire detention order was quashed, emphasizing that subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority must be tested for objectivity.