India: Detenu Has A Right Under Article 22(5) Of The Constitution Of India To Be Afforded Opportunity To Make Representation.

Vijay Pal Dalmia, Advocate & Partner Vaish Associates Advocates
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The Supreme Court of India in AIR 1974 SC 183 : Prabhu Dayal Deorah vs. District Magistrate, Kamrup, has held that the detenu has a right under Article 22(5) of the Constitution to be afforded the earliest opportunity of making a representation against the order of detention. That constitutional right includes within its compass the right to be furnished with adequate particulars of the grounds of the detention order.

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