The ... vs Sangala Kondamma

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Andhra Pradesh High Court which set aside the detention order under the Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land Grabbers Act, 1986. The Court found that two out of five grounds for detention were stale and could not be separated from the remaining grounds, thus vitiating the satisfaction of the detaining authority. The Court emphasized that the detaining authority must have a reasonable apprehension based on recent activities to justify detention under the Act.