GIAN CHAND vs UNION OF INDIA . — W.P.(Crl.) No. 39/2011

Case Summary: W.P.(Crl.) No. 39/2011 — Gian Chand v. Union of India Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed Gian Chand's writ petition and quashed his detention order issued under the COFEPOSA Act (dated 20 September 2010). The Court found his case similarly situated to two co-accused (Ribu K. Ninan and Sumeet Saluja) whose detention orders were already quashed by the Delhi High Court on grounds of procedural defects—specifically, that all relevant documents were not served on the detainees and not placed before the detaining authority. The Court also noted that export policies on non-basmati rice had since been altered under the 2011 Exim Policy. No costs were awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.