CHERUKURI MANI vs CHIEF SECR.,GOVT.OF A.P..

The Supreme Court held that the High Court's dismissal of a habeas corpus writ petition without examining the merits of the case was improper, especially when the liberty of an individual is at stake. The Court emphasized that under Article 226 and the Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land Grabbers Act, 1986, the detenu has rights to representation and review. The Court set aside the High Court's order and directed it to consider the merits of the case.