https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170471 Prior approval or sanction under a stringent anti-terror statute operates as a jurisdictional safeguard and must be exercised independently by the designated authority. The District Superintendent of Police cannot merely forward the matter for another authority's permission; the statutory discretion must be personally and properly applied. Likewise, a governmental sanction affecting liberty must reflect informed satisfaction based on independent scrutiny of the record, not mechanical acceptance of police communication. A sanction or approval granted without such application of mind is invalid and vitiates proceedings under the Act. en-us Fri, 11 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 20:40:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170471 Prior approval or sanction under a stringent anti-terror statute operates as a jurisdictional safeguard and must be exercised independently by the designated authority. The District Superintendent of Police cannot merely forward the matter for another authority's permission; the statutory discretion must be personally and properly applied. Likewise, a governmental sanction affecting liberty must reflect informed satisfaction based on independent scrutiny of the record, not mechanical acceptance of police communication. A sanction or approval granted without such application of mind is invalid and vitiates proceedings under the Act. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170471