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1 - 7 of 7 (0.18 seconds)Section 7 in Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995 [Entire Act]
Article 21 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia vs State Of Bihar And Others on 7 September, 1965
In the case of Ram Manohar Lohia v. State of Bihar1, the
Hon'ble Supreme Court has, in fact, deprecated the invoking of the
preventive law in order to tackle a law and order problem. The
Hon'ble Supreme Court has observed as under:
Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995
The Defence of India Act, 1962
Kanu Biswas vs State Of West Bengal on 3 May, 1972
"The question whether a man has only committed a
breach of law and order or has acted in a manner likely to cause
a disturbance of the public order is a question of degree and the
extent of the reach of the act upon the society. Public order is
what the French call 'order publique' and is something more
than ordinary maintenance of law and order. The test to be
adopted in determining whether an act affects law and order or
public order, as laid down in the above case, is: Does it lead to
disturbance of the current of life of the community so as to
amount to a disturbance of the public order or does it affect
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(1972) 3 SCC 831
ARR,J & Dr.SA,J
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merely an individual leaving the tranquility of the society
undisturbed?"
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