Current Affairs - State - Discussion

West Bengal introduced new legal provisions that authorise preventive detention without trial and permit the attachment of properties belonging to individuals identified as rioters. Under these provisions, detention orders must receive approval from the State Government within 15 days, while every case is to be reviewed by an Advisory Board within three weeks. The board must be chaired by a serving or retired High Court judge. These measures operate within the constitutional framework of preventive detention provided under Article 22 of the Constitution of India, which also lays down safeguards regarding the duration and review of detention.