https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312191 The competent authority could dissolve the General Security Force Court and direct constitution of a fresh court where the earlier proceedings were alleged to be unfair, and that course was treated as protective rather than prejudicial to the appellant. The authority acted within the power conferred by the Border Security Force Act. The plea of double jeopardy was inapplicable because the appellant had neither been convicted nor acquitted in the first trial. The challenge based on prejudice and double jeopardy therefore failed, and the fresh trial was held valid. en-us Fri, 22 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:42:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312191 The competent authority could dissolve the General Security Force Court and direct constitution of a fresh court where the earlier proceedings were alleged to be unfair, and that course was treated as protective rather than prejudicial to the appellant. The authority acted within the power conferred by the Border Security Force Act. The plea of double jeopardy was inapplicable because the appellant had neither been convicted nor acquitted in the first trial. The challenge based on prejudice and double jeopardy therefore failed, and the fresh trial was held valid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 22 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312191