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Madras High Court Set Aside Detention Orders of 5 Arrested under Goondas Act(09.10.2015)

Madras High Court has quashed detention of five youths, under Goondas Act, arrested for cutting sacred thread of three persons, including two temple p.....

Tags : Madras High Court,Goondas Act

Allahabad HC: Two Criminal Cases Insufficient to Label a Person as 'Goonda' and Harm Reputation(23.04.2026)

Allahabad High Court held that a person cannot be branded as a ‘goonda’ under the UP Control of Goondas Act, 1970 merely on the basis of one or two cr.....

Tags : Goonda; UP Control of Goondas Act; Reputation

Allahabad HC Criticises UP Govt for Using Goondas Act as a ‘Tool of Oppression’(14.09.2026)

Allahabad High Court criticised the UP government for persistently using the Goondas Act as a “tool of oppression”. It quashed orders declaring a Gond.....

Tags : UP Control of Goondas Act; Tool of Oppression; Resident

Kar HC: Preventive Detention under Goonda Act Cannot Rest on Offences Committed During Juvenile Age(04.05.2026)

Karnataka High Court held that a preventive detention order under the Karnataka Goonda Act, 1985 against a 19-year-old was vitiated, as most offences .....

Tags : Preventive Detention; Goonda Act; Juvenile

President Nods for Two UP Bills for Controlling Anti-Social Elements(19.05.2016)

President Pranab Mukherjee has given nod to two controversial bills — UP Control of Goonda Amendment and UP Gangsters and Anti-social Amendment.

Tags : President Pranab Mukherjee , UP Control of Goonda Amendment , UP Gangsters and Anti-social Amendment

Madras HC Directs State Government to File Reply on Goonda Raj in the State(25.08.2020)

Madras High Court has directed the State Government to file a "proper reply" to the queries raised by the Court with regard to prevalence of Goonda Ra.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Goonda Raj in the State