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(2003) 1 MLJ 747 (Mad)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Present : V.S. Sirpurkar and V. Kanagaraj, JJ.
Case Number(s) : H.C.P. No. 2156 of 2002.
Judgement Date :
Wednesday 26th of March 2003
| Dhana Singh | .....Appellant(s) | | Versus |  | | State of Tamil Nadu represented by the Secretary to Government, Prohibition and Excise Department, Chennai and another | .....Respondent(s) |
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(A) Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum Grabbers Act (14 of 1982), Secs. 2 and 3 — Maintenance of public order — Murder of husband of President of Village Panchayat by member of rival group — Long standing enemity between both groups — Whether disturbance is one caused to public order — Materials disclosing that such disturbance has been caused — Detention order is valid — Upheld.
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(B) Constitution of India (1950), Art. 22(5) — Non-supply of documents — Translation of post-mortem report referred to in detention order not supplied — Whether detention vitiated — Non-supply of documents which are only referred to but not relied upon does not vitiate detention — Prejudice caused by such non-supply also not shown — Detention order is valid — Upheld.
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(C) Constitution of India (1950), Art. 22(5) — Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum Grabbers Act (14 of 1982), Sec. 3 — Delay in considering representation — File not put up before minister due to intervening public holidays — Whether such delay vitiates detention — Intervening public holidays must be a reason for condoning delay in considering representation.
Cases Referred Paunammal v. State of Tamil Nadu 1999 S.C.C. (Crl.) 231 Piyush Kantival Mehta v. Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad City A.I.R. 1989 S.C. 491 Durban Kumar Sharma v. State of Tamil Nadu J.T. [2003] 1 S.C. 176

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