1987 INSC 0713
                                                     Ranbir Singh

                                                           Vs

                         T. George Joseph, District Magistrate, Meerut and Another

                                    Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 681 of 1987

                                           (A. P. Sen, L. M. Sharma JJ)

                                                      17.12.1987

                                                        ORDER

1. The only contention advanced in this writ petition is that there was failure on the part of the State
Government to confirm the impugned order of detention passed by the District Magistrate, Meerut
under Section 3(3) of the National Security Act, 1980, within a period of fifteen days as enjoined by
proviso to Section 3(4) of the Act. The contention must in our opinion prevail.

2. It appears from the counter-affidavit that the impugned order of detention was passed by the
District Magistrate on September 11, 1987 and it was confirmed by the State Government on
October 21, 1987 that is beyond the period of fifteen days as provided by the proviso to Section 3(4)
of the Act. In view of this, the impugned order of detention has already elapsed and the continued
detention of the detenu, Narendra alias Babu, son of Shri Ram Nath Tyagi is illegal. We,
accordingly allow the writ petition and direct the release of the detenu forthwith.

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