In a significant ruling setting strict constitutional boundaries on administrative detention, a Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu held that a confessional statement recorded by the police cannot, by itself, form the subjective satisfaction required to sustain an order of preventive detention. Setting aside an order of the Allahabad High
Confessional Statement To Police Cannot Solely Form Basis For Preventive Detention: Supreme Court Quashes NSA Order, Slaps Rs 10 Lakh Costs On UP
