National Security Act
- Recently, Madhya Pradesh Government invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against three men accused of killing a cow.
- The National Security Act was promulgated on September 23, 1980, “to provide for preventive detention in certain cases and for matters connected therewith”.
- A detenu may be held for up to three months and in certain circumstances six months, without any review.
- However Article 22 grants protection to persons who are arrested or detained under a preventive detention law as a person can be detained beyond 3 months and upto 12 months only after approval of three member Advisory board made up of high ....
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Indian Polity And Governance
- 1 Principle of Natural Justice
- 2 Appointment & Transfer of Judges
- 3 Doctrine of Eminent Domain: State Property, Common Property & Community Property
- 4 Distribution of Legislative Power: What Centre & States can & cannot do?
- 5 Powers of Central Investigation Agencies
- 6 Election Commission: Power, Limitations & Conflicts
- 7 Recusal of Judges
- 8 Speaker vs. Governor: Separation of Powers
- 9 Lokpal & Lokayukta: Powers, Functions & Limitations
- 10 Creation of New States in India
