Supreme Court Invalidates Detention Orders Due to Lack of Proper Consideration

The Supreme Court allowed seven writ petitions under Article 32 due to the detaining authority's total non-application of mind. The detention orders were deemed invalid as they were based solely on a police dossier without proper consideration, ignoring the petitioner's existing custody in a criminal case. The court ordered the release of the petitioners unless they were sought in connection with other cases.

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The Supreme Court allowed seven writ petitions under Article 32 on the ground of total non-application of mind by the detaining authority, the District Magistrate of Udhampur. The detention orders were found to be based on a verbatim reproduction of a police dossier without proper consideration. The detaining authority did not take into account that the petitioner was already in custody in connection with a criminal case. The court directed the release of the petitioners unless they were wanted in connection with other cases.

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