Under the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980,…
Once the Board reports sufficient cause, s.12(1) leaves it to "the appropriate Government" to confirm the order and decide whether, and for how long, detention continues.…
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Under the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, which authority decides whether detention continues after the Advisory Board's favorable opinion?
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Correct answer C
Once the Board reports sufficient cause, s.12(1) leaves it to "the appropriate Government" to confirm the order and decide whether, and for how long, detention continues. The Board's opinion permits continued detention but does not itself continue it.