CHANDIGARH India: Supreme Court of India dismissed S. Simarnjit Singh Manns petition challenging his detention under National Security Act Sardar Mann was allegedly arrested along with four companions at the Indo Nepal border on the night of 2930 November 1984. The warrants for his arrest under NSA were issued in August 1984. He was targeted by the Indian government for resigning his position as Deputy Inspector General of Police in protest against army attack on the Golden Temple. He had addressed a long letter of resignation to the President of India Mr. Zail Singh condemning the attack and tracing the history of discrimination against the Sikhs. Indian government was unhappy at his bold stand and the way he had exposed its communal and anti-Sikh policies. To silence him government had issued warrants.
He was formally detained under National Security Act on December 4 1984 and has been under detention since then.
Sardar Mann had filed two petitions: one against the Judgement of. Patna High Court that had upheld his detention under NSA and the other against the order of Bihar Judge rejecting his bail application. Both petitions were rejected by a division bench comprising Justice O. Chennappa Reddy and Justice MM. Dutt. The judges observed that the detailed examination of the case by them showed that there was no delay in disposing of the case. The petitions for bail by other four were also rejected by the judges. The judges directed the Patna High Court to dispose of Sardar Manns amended petition within three or four weeks.
Article extracted from this publication >> September 26, 1986
