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SC notice to Guj govt on SLP filed by Godhra accused
New Delhi, June 20: Supreme Court has issued notice to the Gujarat government on a Special Leave Petition filed by an accused in the Godhra Sabarmati Express burning case, who challenged his detention under Prevention of Terrorism Act.
New Delhi, June 20: Supreme Court has issued notice
to the Gujarat government on a Special Leave Petition filed by
an accused in the Godhra Sabarmati Express burning case, who
challenged his detention under Prevention of Terrorism Act.
A vacation bench of the apex court comprising Justice R C
Lahoti and Justice Brijesh Kumar issued notice after hearing
Colin Gonsalvez, the counsel for the accused Maulana Umarji.
The SLP was filed against the Gujarat High Court order,
which had confirmed the police remand of Maulana Umarji passed
by a Pota court.
The High Court had earlier upheld the view that under the
provisions of Pota, police could be permitted to get the
custody of the accused even after the expiry of the period of
30 days from the date of arrest, Gonsalvez said and contented
such an interpretation was violative of Article 21 (Right to
Life and Personal Liberty) of the Constitution of India.
Bureau Report