Vikramsinh Pravinsinh Rana v. State of Gujarat and Another

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1989 Supreme(Online)(Guj) 6

GUJARAT HIGH COURT
D.H. Shukla, P.M. Chauhan, JJ
Vikramsinh Pravinsinh Rana v. State of Gujarat and Another

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: G.D. Bhatt

Table of Content
1. detention orders based on insufficient grounds are unconstitutional. (Para 1)
2. grounds for detention must be fully communicated to ensure constitutional rights. (Para 2 , 3)
3. the invalidation of detention orders reinforces fundamental freedoms. (Para 4)

1. Vikramsinh Pravinsinh Rana is the petitioner in Special Criminal Application No. 282 of 1988 while Dilipsinh Pravinsinh Rana is the petitioner in Special Criminal Application No. 283 of 1988. They have been detained by two different orders passed by the District Magistrate, Rajkot under Sub-Section (1) of S.3 of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti - Social Activities Act, 1985 (hereinafter to be referred to as 'the PASA Act'), dated 8-2-1988 on ground that they are dangerous persons and their activities are prejudicial to the maintenance of the public order. These orders of detention as well as the continued detention of these two petitioners have been challenged by filing these two petitions raising several grounds of challenge. As one of the grounds of challenge, which is common in both petitions has appealed to us, these two petitions are heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgement.

2. As we

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