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KAA(P) Act Section 3(1) | Detention Invalid If Representation Ignored & Documents Illegible: Kerala HC
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|Kerala High Court

KAA(P) Act Section 3(1) | Detention Invalid If Representation Ignored & Documents Illegible: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court quashed a preventive detention order for violating Article 22(5) by failing to consider the detenu's representation and supplying unintelligible grounds of detention. This reinforces that procedural compliance is non-negotiable in preventive detention cases, protecting individuals from arbitrary state action under the KAA(P) Act.