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December 1981
In Re: Puta; In Re: The Constitution of Zambia Act No. 27 of 1973; In Re: Preservation of Public Security Act CAP 106 (HN 774 of 1981) [1981] ZMHC 17 (3 December 1981)
High Court grants damages for proven ill‑treatment but finds detention lawful under valid public‑security regulations; petition allowed in part.
  • Constitutional jurisdiction — Article 29 petitions — damages for ill‑treatment under Article 29(8) — Preservation of Public Security Regulations — validity and inheritance — police detention orders (reg.33(6)) need not be written — requirement to weigh detainee immediately — solitary confinement distinguished from separate accommodation — Article 15(3) inapplicable where no criminal charge
3 December 1981