2015 Supreme(MP) 193

MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
A.M. Khanwilkar, C.J. and Rohit Arya, J.
Rinku @ Kuldeep Shukla v. State of M.P. and others
Writ Petition No.1603 of 2015 (Jabalpur) : against the order dated 26.12.2014, passed by District Magistrate Sidhi; Decided on 15.4.2015.

Headnote:(1) National Security Act, 1980 -- S. 3(2) -- detention order challenged at pre-execution stage -- impugned order sought to be justified on allegations made against petitioner are of trivial nature -- do not admit of grave and serious offence -- these are instances at best of breach of law and order and they do not establish any live and proximate link to public order nor does it pass test of detention order passed for right purpose -- impugned detention order has been passed for a wrong purpose and deserves to be quashed and set aside.

       Held : The allegations made against the petitioner are of trivial nature and do not admit of grave and serious offences having implications of serious repercussions on the life and liberty of larger sections of the community causing disturbance to the even tempo of life and liberty of the community, so that the same may be classified as the acts intended to subvert the public order ..... these are the instances, at best of breach of law and order and they do not establish any live and proximate link to the threat to the public order nor does it pass the test of detention order passed for the right purpose.

        [Para 7

       Accordingly, in the fact situation of the present case, we are of the considered opinion that the impugned detention order has been passed for a wrong purpose. As a result, the impugned detention order deserves to be quashed and set aside. 1992 Supp.(1) SCC 496, (2012)7 SCC 533, AIR 1966 SC 740, (1973)4 SCC 43, (1974)1 SCC 185 and (1982)2 SCC 403 referred to.

       (2) Constitution of India -- Arts.32 and 226 -- detention order challenged of pre-execution stage -- in absence of any contemporaneous material how the subjective satisfaction reached by detaining authority regarding involvement of petitioner in subversion of public order can be justified -- such sporadic and stale instances referred to and relied upon which cannot be construed to have potential of causing of threat to maintenance of public order -- mala fide exercise of power either in law or in fact cannot withstand judicial scrutiny by superior Courts in exercise of its extraordinary constitutional jurisdiction -- issuance of impugned order is an instance of colourable exercise of power for collateral and extraneous purpose -- purpose and deserves to be quashed and set aside.

       Held : In absence of any contemporaneous material in this behalf it is unfathomable as to how the subjective satisfaction reached by the detaining authority regarding involvement of the petitioner in subversion of public order can be justified .... such sporadic and stale instances referred to and relied upon by the detaining authority of assault, abuse, simple hurt, which are of trivial nature, cannot be construed to have the potential of causing threat to the maintenance of public order .... Therefore, in the opinion of this Court, issuance of impugned order in the purported exercise of power under section 3(2) of the Act of 1980 is an instance of colourable exercise of power for collateral and extraneous purpose.

       Mala fide exercise of power either in law or in fact cannot withstand judicial scrutiny by superior Courts in exercise of its extraordinary constitutional jurisdiction under Articles 32 and 226 of the Constitution of India. (2004)7 SCC 467, (2014)1 SCC 280 and (1970)1 SCC 98 referred to.

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