T.N. government reconstitutes Advisory Board for Preventive Detention
The Tamil Nadu government has reconstituted the Advisory Board for the state's Preventive Detention Act. Retired Madras High Court judge Justice V. Bharathidasan has been appointed as the Chairman, alongside two other retired judges as members.
Why it matters
This administrative change impacts the legal oversight of preventive detention cases in Tamil Nadu, ensuring the board remains functional for judicial review.
The Tamil Nadu government has recently reconstituted the Advisory Board of the Tamil Nadu Preventive Detention Act, 1982, and appointed retired Madras High Court judge Justice V. Bharathidasan as its Chairman. A Government Order to this effect was issued by the Home, Prohibition, and Excise Department on August 25. According to the order, P. Kalaiyarasan and V. Parthiban, both retired judges of the Madras High Court, were appointed as members. The order said the new Chairman and members would assume charge of their posts immediately.
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