STATE REP. BY THE SECY. TO GOVT. . vs BANU — SLP(Crl) No. 3919/2000

Case under Section II-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010169462000

Filing Date

09-Oct-2000

Registration No

SLP(Crl) No. 3919/2000

Diary Number

16946/2000

Order Date

20-Mar-2001

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 09-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE REP. BY THE SECY. TO GOVT. .

    Adv. V. G. PRAGASAM (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BANU

    Adv. B. S. BANTHIA (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 20-Mar-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 09-Oct-2000

    Case filed

    Registration No. SLP(Crl) No. 3919/2000

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Supreme Court disposed of the State's appeal challenging the High Court's decision that had allowed Banu's writ petition. Banu had been detained for one year under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1982 from July 29, 1999. The High Court allowed his petition on grounds that he lacked opportunity to represent his case through a friend before the Advisory Board. The Supreme Court declined to decide whether the High Court's reasoning was correct because Banu's detention period had already expired, rendering examination of the legal question futile. The Court left the underlying legal question open for future determination in an appropriate case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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