#law and order

The Bombay High Court has ruled that even repeated acts of robbery, without evidence of connection to organized crime or broader public unrest, fail to meet the threshold for preventive detention under the MPDA Act. This sets a critical limit on executive power, reinforcing that Article 22(5) safeguards require more than criminal history - they demand a tangible threat to public order.

High Court quashes preventive detention under PSA for activities affecting only law and order, not public order. Clarifies distinction between public order and law and order.

The Kerala High Court holds that state authorities have a constitutional duty to provide police protection to prevent law and order disruptions during religious processions, even when prohibited technologies are used.