National Security Act, 1980
5A. Grounds of detention severable
Where a person has been detained in pursuance
of an order of detention [whether made before or after the commencement of the
National Security (Second Amendment) Act, 1984] under section 3 which has been
made on two or more grounds, such order of detention shall be deemed to have
been made separately on each of such grounds and accordingly-
(a) such order shall not be deemed to be
invalid or inoperative merely because one or some of the grounds is or are-
( i )
vague,
(ii) non-existent,
(iii) not relevant,
(iv) not connected or
not proximately connected with such person, or
and it is not, therefore, possible to hold that
the Government or officer making such order would have been satisfied as
provided in section with reference to the remaining ground or grounds and made
the order of detention;
(b) the Government or officer making the order
of detention shall be deemed to have made the order of detention under
the said section after being satisfied as provided in that section with
reference to the remaining ground or grounds.]