V.C. MOHAN vs UNION OF INDIA .

The petitioner challenged a detention order issued under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. The Court acknowledged that while preventive detention is an invasion of personal liberty, it is constitutionally sanctioned given prevailing social and economic conditions. The Court emphasized its role as a watchdog to ensure such detentions conform to the guarantees of Part III of the Constitution and the requirements of justice.