Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Dangerous Persons, Video Pirates, Sand Smugglers and Persons Engaged in Black Marketing of Essential Commodities Act, 1981

Lahu Shrirang Gatkal, a constable, was detained on 10 October 2016 under Section 3(1) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981, by the Commissioner of Police, but the order failed to specify the period of detention. He challenged the order, and the High Court dismissed his writ petition. The Supr…

The Commissioner of Police, Aurangabad, detained Balu under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981, and the order was approved by the State Government and confirmed by the Advisory Board. Balu challenged the detention before the High Court, which set aside the order on merits and also on the groun…

The appellant Arjun was detained for twelve months under section 3(2) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act on the ground that his bootlegging activities threatened public peace. The detaining authority relied on six excise cases involving illicit liquor and on vague statements of two unnamed witnes…