PURNENDU DASTIDAR vs GOVERNMENT OF EAST PAKISTAN THROUGH THE — 1970 PCRLJ 11

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 11

Court: Dacca

Year: 1968

Decision Date: 1968-11-11

Parties: PURNENDU DASTIDAR vs GOVERNMENT OF EAST PAKISTAN THROUGH THE SECRETARY HOME (POL.) DEPARTMENT AND 2 Others

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 11

Judgment Text

Court Name: Dacca Judge(s): Salahuddin Ahmed, Abdul Haye Choudhury Title:PURNENDU DASTIDAR vs GOVERNMENT OF EAST PAKISTAN THROUGH THE SECRETARY HOME (POL.) DEPARTMENT AND 2 Others Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous No. 226 of 1967 Writ Petition No. 48 of 1966 Date of Judgment:1968-11-11 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 11 Result: Rule discharged Judgment ORDER SALAHUDDIN AHMED, J.-This Rule nisi is directed against an order of the Deputy Commissioner, Chittagong District, detaining the petitioner under rule 32(l)(b) of the Defence of Pakistan Rules, 1965. Petitioner Purnendu Dastidar states that he has been a legal practitioner in the Chittagong Judge's Court since the year 1941. On 19-9-65 he was arrested from his residence and since then he has been detained without any order of detention having been served upon him at any time. He has stated that he never acted in any manner prejudicial to the security, public safety or interest or defence of Pakistan or to the maintenance of peaceful conditions in the country. He was a member of the Chittagong National Awami Party and acted as the leader of a delegation of the said party that waited upon the Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong on 8-9-65 with a memorandum signifying the party's fullest service and sacrifice for the defence of Pakistan against the Indian aggression committed on 6.9-65. The petitioner has admitted that in the year 1954 he was in detention as a security prisoner. Upon these facts toe petitioner has challenged the…

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