Persons in custody of Army

Concerned Superintendent of the internment centre furnished a list before the Supreme Court which contained names of undeclared internees who were taken away by the Army Authorities

Supreme Court observed that sufficient evidence had been made available to conclude that 35 persons, named in the list, were in custody of Army, therefore, the Army authorities were bound, under the law, to produce them before the court of law and had no authority to retain their custody unauthorisedly

Supreme Court directed Additional Attorney-General to take up the present matter with Ministry of Defence and to produce the persons named in the said list under the Constitution and law from the custody of the Army during course of the day and submit a report in such behalf.