TMI Blog1981 (3) TMI 255X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ashini for the Respondent JUDGEMENT KOSHAL, J. This is an appeal by one Harish Pahwa against the judgment dated 30th January, 1981 of the High Court of Allahabad dismissing a petition presented by the appellant to it under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with a prayer that a writ of habeas corpus be issued against the State of Uttar Pradesh and Union of India in as much ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 980 and the representation made by the appellant against it from Varanasi Jail bears date the 3rd of June, 1980. The State Government received the representation on the 4th June, 1980 but for two days no action was taken in connection with it. On the 6th of June, 1980 comments were called for from the Customs authorities with regard to the allegations made in the representation and such comments w ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... h June, 1980. In our opinion, the manner in which the representation made by the appellant has been dealt with reveals a sorry state of affairs in the matter of consideration of representations made by persons detained without trial. There is no explanation at all as to why no action was taken in reference to the representation on 4th, 5th and 25th of June, 1980. It is also not clear what co ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the State is expected to take in a matter of such vital import. We would emphasise that it is the duty of the State to proceed to determine representations of the character above mentioned with the utmost expedition, which means that the matter must be taken up for consideration as soon as such a representation is received and dealt with continuously (unless it is absolutely necessary to wait for ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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