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PETITIONER: THE STATE OF BOMBAY
Vs.
RESPONDENT: PURUSHOTTAM JOG NAIK
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 26/05/1952
BENCH: BOSE, VIVIAN BENCH: BOSE, VIVIAN SASTRI, M. PATANJALI (CJ) MAHAJAN, MEHR CHAND MUKHERJEA, B.K. DAS, SUDHI RANJAN
CITATION: 1952 AIR 317 1952 SCR 674 CITATOR INFO : R 1961 SC1381 (10) RF 1961 SC1762 (25) R 1962 SC 113 (32) R 1964 SC1823 (4,32) R 1967 SC 295 (6,57) RF 1967 SC1145 (16) F 1974 SC1957 (12) D 1987 SC 294 (38) R 1988 SC1987 (3) F 1988 SC2090 (32) R 1990 SC1361 (10) RF 1991 SC1557 (21)
ACT: Preventive Detention Act (IV of 1950), s. 3--Constitu- tion of India, 1950, Art. 166--Order of detention--Form of order--Order stating that Government is satisfied--Not stating expressly that it is issued in the name of the Governor--Validity--Proof by other evidence--Value of Secre- tary’s evidence--Form of verification.
HEADNOTE: The material portion of an order of detention made under 3 of the preventive Detention Act 1950, ran as fol- lows: 675 "Whereas the Government of Bombay is satisfied with respect to the person known as J. N ....... that with a view to preventing him from acting in a manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order it is necessary to make the following order: Now, therefore, .......