RAJENDRAKUMAR NATVARLAL SHAH vs STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the order of preventive detention under Section 3(2) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985, against the appellant engaged in illicit liquor trafficking. The Court emphasized that the authority must communicate the grounds of detention as per Article 22(5) of the Constitution, which was satisfied in this case. The Court held that preventive detention is a serious infringement on individual liberty, and the detaining authority must justify the grounds for such action, which were adequately established here.