https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189765 Preventive detention on the ground of public order requires conduct that disturbs the even tempo of community life, not merely acts amounting to a law and order problem. Where incidents are directed mainly against particular individuals or one family, the decisive question is whether they have wider community repercussions or affect public tranquillity in the locality. On the stated facts, the material showed only targeted incidents and did not demonstrate any general disturbance of public order, so detention on that ground was not justified. en-us Tue, 02 Dec 1969 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:57:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189765 Preventive detention on the ground of public order requires conduct that disturbs the even tempo of community life, not merely acts amounting to a law and order problem. Where incidents are directed mainly against particular individuals or one family, the decisive question is whether they have wider community repercussions or affect public tranquillity in the locality. On the stated facts, the material showed only targeted incidents and did not demonstrate any general disturbance of public order, so detention on that ground was not justified. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 02 Dec 1969 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189765