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PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court has quashed the detention of a person booked for rioting and arson under the National Security Act (NSA), saying the state showed extraordinary haste in initiating action against the accused and denied him the opportunity of a fair hearing in violation of established legal and procedural norms and constitutional protection .
Ordering the release of Javed Siddiqui, who had been arrested on July 10 for allegedly participating in a mob attack on Dalits in UP s Jaunpur, the court said, Where the law confers extraordinary power on the executive to detain a person without recourse to the ordinary law of land, and to trial by courts, such a law has to be strictly construed and the executive must exercise the power with extreme care.
Lack Of Fair Hearing : Court Frees UP Man Held Under Tough Security Law Lack Of Fair Hearing : Court Frees UP Man Held Under Tough Security Law Where the law confers extra-ordinary power on the executive, the executive must exercise the power with extreme care, the High Court has said.
The High Court felt the authorities had delayed the process, denying the petitioner justice.
Prayagraj:
The Allahabad High Court has ordered the release of a man arrested for alleged rioting and arson and then detained under the stringent National Security Act, citing a lack of fair hearing due to complete inaction on part of the authorities. This had resulted in the violation of the constitutional protections the petitioner deserved, the ruling said.