NEW DELHI: The Akali Dal leader Mr S.S.Mann on Monday filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) under which he was “illegally” detained from November 26 to December 10 last year and also demanded compensation of Rs 5 crore from the Union of India and the state of Punjab.
Mr Mann said that he was arrested from the residence of his sister as a preventive measure to restrain him from going to Anandpur Sahib in Ropar District where the top leadership of different Akali Dals was scheduled to meet in their bid to forge the unity of different Akali Dals. Later he was informed that he was arrested under Section 4 of TADA he added.
Dr B.L Wadhera advocate who represented Mr Mann told the division bench of the court comprising Justice Ratmavel Pandian and Justice Jayachandra Reddy that he was challenging TADA under Article 21 of the Constitution which stipulates that no person shall be deprived of his life or liberty except according to procedure established by law.
HYDERABAD: The huge Buddha statue which could have been a major tourist attraction is lying deep in the placid waters of Hussain Sager Lake in Hyderabad for the past one year waiting to be retrieved ate.
The 26-metre statue considered being an of architectural marvel plunged into the murky” waters While being transported for installation on the Rock of Gibralter in the middle of the two-and-half km lake in the heart of the city on March 10 last year.
Article extracted from this publication >> April 26, 1991
