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2014 (3) TMI 1129 - HC - Indian LawsPrinciples of Segregation - validity of detention order - the petitioner had submitted that the grounds of detention in the present case are composite and not separate - Held that:- A single act might be sufficient to sustain an order of detention and it cannot be held that one single act could never constitute basis for a detention order - The principle of segregation of grounds is clearly applicable and paragraphs 37, 38, 41, etc. of the detention order relating to Pooran Chand Sharma can be segregated and treated as separate ground of detention and it is not the case of one composite ground but rather a case of multiplicity of grounds. Therefore, the detention order can be sustained with reference to other grounds. The Central Government had independently applied their mind and representation has been rejected by the Secretary. The Joint Secretary, the detaining authority, might have given their comments but this would not affect or invalidate the consideration and application of mind by the Secretary on behalf of the Central Government, who is superior and a higher officer. Petition dismissed.
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