T.V.SARAVANAN @ S.A.R. vs STATE THR. SECT.

The Supreme Court set aside the detention order under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982, holding that the allegations against the appellant did not amount to a disturbance of public order as they were directed at specific individuals rather than the public at large. The Court emphasized that the subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority was not justified given the nature of the complaints, which primarily involved cheating and exploitation rather than a threat to public tranquility. Consequently, the Court ordered the release of the appellant.