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A.K. Roy v Union of India

AIR 1982 SC 710

AIR 1982 SC 710 · Supreme Court of India

preventive-detentionarticle-22national-security-actadvisory-boardprocedural-safeguards
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
1982
Subjects
Constitutional Law I
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

Preventive detention under the National Security Act is constitutional, including exclusion of legal representation before Advisory Boards, but Art.22(5) requires detention grounds to be furnished with sufficient particularity and promptness to enable effective representation.

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      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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        Editorial source

        AIR 1982 SC 710; landmark decision on preventive detention safeguards

        Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.