https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276939 A treaty for extradition could not, by itself, authorise arrest and detention because treaties are part of international law but do not become municipal law without legislative enactment. The Court held that an extradition arrangement lacking statutory force could not satisfy the constitutional requirement that personal liberty be curtailed only by procedure established by law, and a mere executive practice of surrendering fugitives was not law continued under the Constitution. Detention based on such a treaty was therefore not legally sustainable, and release followed. en-us Fri, 17 Mar 1950 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:08:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276939 A treaty for extradition could not, by itself, authorise arrest and detention because treaties are part of international law but do not become municipal law without legislative enactment. The Court held that an extradition arrangement lacking statutory force could not satisfy the constitutional requirement that personal liberty be curtailed only by procedure established by law, and a mere executive practice of surrendering fugitives was not law continued under the Constitution. Detention based on such a treaty was therefore not legally sustainable, and release followed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 17 Mar 1950 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276939