Union Of India & Anr vs Shrimati Chaya Ghoshal & Anr

The Supreme Court upheld the detention order under Section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA), affirming the legality of the detention despite the detenu's claims of delay and lack of ongoing illegal activities. The Court emphasized that the detaining authority's satisfaction regarding the necessity of detention is paramount, and the grounds for detention were sufficiently substantiated by evidence of mis-declaration and over-invoicing in exports. The judgment of the Calcutta High Court quashing the detention was therefore set aside.