https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=153436 Sections 13 to 16 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act were upheld as a valid exercise of State legislative power because, in pith and substance, they dealt with prevention and control of organised crime within public order, police and criminal law, and any overlap with the Telegraph Act was only incidental. The interception scheme was also held consistent with Article 21 because privacy intrusion was justified by fair safeguards, including limited grounds, approval and review mechanisms, and penalties for misuse. By contrast, the words "or under any other Act" in Section 21(5) were struck down as arbitrary and discriminatory because denial of bail based on an unrelated offence lacked a rational nexus with the Act's object. en-us Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 16 Nov 2013 11:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=153436 Sections 13 to 16 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act were upheld as a valid exercise of State legislative power because, in pith and substance, they dealt with prevention and control of organised crime within public order, police and criminal law, and any overlap with the Telegraph Act was only incidental. The interception scheme was also held consistent with Article 21 because privacy intrusion was justified by fair safeguards, including limited grounds, approval and review mechanisms, and penalties for misuse. By contrast, the words "or under any other Act" in Section 21(5) were struck down as arbitrary and discriminatory because denial of bail based on an unrelated offence lacked a rational nexus with the Act's object. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=153436