The Supreme Court of India ruled that the government cannot indefinitely delay its decision on the representations made by detenus under the preventive detention law as it violates the precious right to liberty of every citizen and foreigners residing in the country. A bench of justices A K Ganguly and J S Khehar ruled in their judgement that courts are duty-bound to protect the fundamental right of liberty of the people by issuing a writ of habeas corpus for production of the detenues even if there are technical flaws in the petitions filed on their behalf.
The apex court passed the ruling quashing the detention of four women under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974.
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