https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299986 Preventive detention under public order law turns on whether the alleged conduct goes beyond a mere law-and-order breach and has the potential to disturb the even tempo of community life. Violence in a public railway area, including bomb-related acts and assaults on protection staff, was treated as capable of creating public fear and interfering with local activity, so the public order challenge failed. The Advisory Board hearing requirement arose only where the statute so provided; once the Board had considered the material, later afforded the detenu a personal hearing, and reconsidered the matter, no denial of statutory opportunity was shown. The detention was upheld and the writ petition dismissed. en-us Tue, 02 May 1972 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:23:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299986 Preventive detention under public order law turns on whether the alleged conduct goes beyond a mere law-and-order breach and has the potential to disturb the even tempo of community life. Violence in a public railway area, including bomb-related acts and assaults on protection staff, was treated as capable of creating public fear and interfering with local activity, so the public order challenge failed. The Advisory Board hearing requirement arose only where the statute so provided; once the Board had considered the material, later afforded the detenu a personal hearing, and reconsidered the matter, no denial of statutory opportunity was shown. The detention was upheld and the writ petition dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 02 May 1972 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299986