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Supreme Court Quashes Routine Externment Order, Protects Fundamental Freedoms
The Supreme Court examined an order that forced a man to leave his area.
The order covered Raigarh and nearby districts in Chhattisgarh.
It was meant to last for one year.
The court said such orders should not be made routinely.
This is because they can restrict important freedoms people are guaranteed.
Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu heard the case.
They cancelled the externment order.
The ruling means authorities must take care when limiting a citizen’s movement.
The Supreme Court said externment orders cannot be issued as a matter of routine.
The court said such orders directly affect valuable fundamental freedoms guaranteed to citizens.
A two-judge bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu quashed the order.
The order, passed in November last year, required a man to leave Raigarh and adjoining districts.
The externment was imposed for one year, covering Raigarh and contiguous districts in Chhattisgarh.
- Who
- The Supreme Court bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu, and a man subject to the externment order.
- What
- The court quashed an externment order and said such orders cannot be made routinely because they affect fundamental freedoms.
- Where
- The order concerned Raigarh and contiguous districts in Chhattisgarh.
- When
- The externment order was passed in November last year; the Supreme Court ruling was issued on Monday.
- Why
- The court found that routine externment orders directly impinge upon valuable fundamental freedoms guaranteed to citizens.
Key facts
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Bench
- Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu
- Order challenged
- Externment order
- Order date
- November last year
- Duration
- One year
- Area covered
- Raigarh and contiguous districts in Chhattisgarh
- Outcome
- Externment order quashed
Sources
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