Under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential…
Section 3(1) lets "the Central Government or a State Government", or an officer of either specially empowered for the purpose (not below Joint Secretary for the Centre, or…
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Under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, the power to make a detention order is vested in:
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Correct answer C
Section 3(1) lets "the Central Government or a State Government", or an officer of either specially empowered for the purpose (not below Joint Secretary for the Centre, or Secretary for a State), make a detention order. Neither Government holds the power alone, and the Advisory Board only reviews orders already made.