Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum Grabbers Act, 1982

The petitioner, an under‑trial prisoner for theft and robbery, was detained under Section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1982 on the ground that he had pelted stones at the public while committing a robbery, allegedly creating alarm and threatening public order. He challenged the detention …

The appellant's mother, Lakshmi, was detained under Section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug‑Offenders, Forest‑Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic‑Offenders and Slum‑Grabbers Act, 1982 while she was already in judicial remand under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937. The det…

The appellant, Rajammal, was detained under Section 3(1) of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1982. She filed a representation on 13 January 1998, which reached the Secretary on 5 February 1998, but the Minister rejected it only on 14 February 1998. The High Court dismissed her habeas corpus petiti…

The appellant's husband was detained under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum Grabbers Act, 1982 on 23 August 1997. He filed a representation seeking release on 7 October 1997, which the State Government failed …

The respondent R. Sasikumar was detained under Section 3(1) of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum Grabbers Act, 1982. His mother filed a representation to the Chief Minister, copying the Director General of Poli…

The State of Tamil Nadu detained Alagar under Section 3(1) of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum Grabbers Act, 1982, on the ground that he was a 'goonda'. The Madras High Court set aside the detention order, hol…

Veeramani was detained on 16 February 1993 under Section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1982, on the ground that he was a "goonda" and likely to commit acts prejudicial to public order if released on bail. He challenged the detention before the High Court, which dismissed his habeas corpus …

Retired police inspector N. Sengodan issued a press statement urging the formation of a police association. The State of Tamil Nadu declared him a "goonda" and detained him under Section 3(2) of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1982, also filing criminal charges under the Police (Incitement to Dis…