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Centre Opposes Sonam Wangchuk's Release: What Preventive Detention Rules Say
The central government informed the Supreme Court today that it does not want to release climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on health grounds as suggested by the court earlier.
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Supreme Court Backs Preventive Detention Of Cyber Criminals. What It Means
Amid growing cyber threats across the country, the Tamil Nadu government adopted a strong approach by detaining cybercriminals under preventive detention laws.
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"Preventive Detention A Draconian Measure," Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said preventive detention was a "draconian measure" and quashed the detention orders against a duo held in a drugs case for want of prescribed safeguards.
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Preventive Detention Orders Should Be Passed With Extreme Care: High Court
The Bombay High Court has urged authorities to pass preventive detention orders with extreme care and caution as a casual approach may deprive a person of his "most precious" fundamental right, his freedom and liberty.
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Preventive Detention Based On Capricious Exercise Of Powers Must Be Stopped: Supreme Court
Observing that preventive detention is a draconian measure and any such move based on a capricious or routine exercise of powers must be nipped in the bud, the Supreme Court has set aside a Telangana High Court order rejecting a detenu's appeal.
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Srinagar Corporator Accused of Sexual Harassment and Rioting Faces Stringent Legal Action
The police said Renzu has seven FIRs registered against him in different police stations in Srinagar.
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Person Can Be Kept In Preventive Detention Beyond 3 Months If...: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled the constitutional scheme that a person cannot be kept in preventive detention beyond a period of three months is not applicable if an advisory board has confirmed there is sufficient cause for such detention.
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Laws Of Preventive Detention Must Be Strictly Applied: Supreme Court
Laws on preventive detention are necessarily harsh and curtail the personal liberty of an individual who is kept behind bars without trial, and so the procedure prescribed should be strictly adhered to, the Supreme Court said.
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'Saree Thief' Whose Plight Provoked Court's Vijay Mallya Barb To Be Freed
A Hyderabad man, whose one-year jail term for stealing all of five sarees had prompted the Supreme Court to contrast his plight with the big defaulters who enjoy life, will be set free. The Supreme Court on Wednesday forced the Telangana government to commit to the poor mans release, observing that if the state did not act then the court would pass...
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The Abdullah al-Kidd story in US court
When the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Robert S. Mueller III, gave Congress a progress report in early 2003 on the agency's success in "identifying and dismantling terrorist networks," his first example was the capture of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. His second was the arrest of Abdullah al-Kidd...
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Centre Opposes Sonam Wangchuk's Release: What Preventive Detention Rules Say
The central government informed the Supreme Court today that it does not want to release climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on health grounds as suggested by the court earlier.
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Supreme Court Backs Preventive Detention Of Cyber Criminals. What It Means
Amid growing cyber threats across the country, the Tamil Nadu government adopted a strong approach by detaining cybercriminals under preventive detention laws.
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"Preventive Detention A Draconian Measure," Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said preventive detention was a "draconian measure" and quashed the detention orders against a duo held in a drugs case for want of prescribed safeguards.
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Preventive Detention Orders Should Be Passed With Extreme Care: High Court
The Bombay High Court has urged authorities to pass preventive detention orders with extreme care and caution as a casual approach may deprive a person of his "most precious" fundamental right, his freedom and liberty.
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Preventive Detention Based On Capricious Exercise Of Powers Must Be Stopped: Supreme Court
Observing that preventive detention is a draconian measure and any such move based on a capricious or routine exercise of powers must be nipped in the bud, the Supreme Court has set aside a Telangana High Court order rejecting a detenu's appeal.
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Srinagar Corporator Accused of Sexual Harassment and Rioting Faces Stringent Legal Action
The police said Renzu has seven FIRs registered against him in different police stations in Srinagar.
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Person Can Be Kept In Preventive Detention Beyond 3 Months If...: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled the constitutional scheme that a person cannot be kept in preventive detention beyond a period of three months is not applicable if an advisory board has confirmed there is sufficient cause for such detention.
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Laws Of Preventive Detention Must Be Strictly Applied: Supreme Court
Laws on preventive detention are necessarily harsh and curtail the personal liberty of an individual who is kept behind bars without trial, and so the procedure prescribed should be strictly adhered to, the Supreme Court said.
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'Saree Thief' Whose Plight Provoked Court's Vijay Mallya Barb To Be Freed
A Hyderabad man, whose one-year jail term for stealing all of five sarees had prompted the Supreme Court to contrast his plight with the big defaulters who enjoy life, will be set free. The Supreme Court on Wednesday forced the Telangana government to commit to the poor mans release, observing that if the state did not act then the court would pass...
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The Abdullah al-Kidd story in US court
When the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Robert S. Mueller III, gave Congress a progress report in early 2003 on the agency's success in "identifying and dismantling terrorist networks," his first example was the capture of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. His second was the arrest of Abdullah al-Kidd...
