Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974

Act No. 52 of 1974 In force from 19-12-1974 Ministry of Finance 17 sections

An Act to provide for preventive detention in certain cases for the purposes of conservation and augmentation of Foreign Exchange and prevention of smuggling activities and for matters connected therewith.

100 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Joyi Kitty Joseph v. Union of India & Ors.
  2025 INSC 3275 March 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  The wife of the detenu; detained under the provisions of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA Act) is challenging the order of detention.

• Jaseela Shaji v. The Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 68312 September 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose as to whether the non-supply of the statement of the person stating about the detenu’s dealing in foreign exchange to the detenu, has affected the right of the detenu to make an effective representation u/Art. 22(5);…

• Shabna Abdulla v. The Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 61220 August 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the Division Bench of the High Court dismissing the writ petition filed by the detenue’s sister-in-law challenging the detention order as well as the confirmation of…

• Sarfaraz Alam v. Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 184 January 2024Dismissed

  Validity of the detention order passed by the respondents; Detenue’s right to make a representation, the communication regarding the same if to be made both orally and in writing.

• The Income Tax Officer, Circle I (2), Kumbakonam & Anr. v. V. Mohan & Anr.
  2021 INSC 88614 December 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• Ankit Ashok Jalan v. Union of India and Ors.
  2020 INSC 2664 March 2020Allowed
• Union of India Through Joint Secretary (Cofeposa), Ministry of Finance, New Delhi v. Ankit Ashok Jalan
  2019 INSC 127622 November 2019Disposed of
• Union of India v. Nisar Pallathukadavil Aliyar
  2019 INSC 94121 August 2019Matters disposed of.
• Union of India 2. Joint Secretary (Cofeposa), Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance v. Dimple Happy Dhakad
  2019 INSC 77718 July 2019Disposed of
• Narender Kumar v. Union of India and Others
  2019 INSC 4708 April 2019Dismissed
• Gautam Jain v. Union of India & Anr.
  2017 INSC 214 January 2017Dismissed
• Union of India & Ors. v. Saleena
  2016 INSC 11129 January 2016Appeal(s) allowed
• Choith Nanikram Harchandani v. State of Maharashtra& Ors.
  2015 INSC 103920 November 2015Appeal(s) allowed
• Subhash Popatlal Dave v. Union of India & Anr.
  2013 INSC 46716 July 2013Disposed of
• Abdul Nasar Adam Ismail Through Abdul Basheer Adam Ismail v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors
  2013 INSC 2092 April 2013Disposed of
• Baby Devassy Chully @ Bobby v. Union of India & Ors.
  2012 INSC 46812 October 2012Dismissed
• Winston Tan & Anr. v. Union of India & Anr.
  2012 INSC 4464 October 2012Dismissed
• Saeed Zakir Hussain Malik v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
  2012 INSC 3299 August 2012Appeal(s) allowed
• Dropti Devi & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2012 INSC 2592 July 2012Dismissed
• Ummu Sabeena v. State of Kerala & Ors.
  2011 INSC 80517 November 2011Appeal(s) allowed
• Gimikpiotr v. State of Tamil Nadu and Anr.
  2009 INSC 123313 November 2009Appeal(s) allowed
• Pooja Batra v. Union of India & Ors.
  2009 INSC 42227 March 2009Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Tamil Nadu & Anr. v. Abdullah Kadher Batcha & Anr.
  2008 INSC 129112 November 2008Partly allowed
• Deepak Bajaj v. State of Maharashtra & Anr
  2008 INSC 129212 November 2008Allowed
• Inderjeet and Anr v. Union of India and Ors.
  2008 INSC 9167 August 2008Dismissed
• State of Maharashtra & Ors v. Zubair Haji Qasim
  2008 INSC 81111 July 2008Dismissed
• Bhagubhai Dhanabhai Khalasi and Anr. v. The State of Gujarat and Ors.
  2007 INSC 3815 April 2007Partly allowed
• Union of India and Anr. v. Harish Kumar
  2007 INSC 29214 March 2007Appeal(s) allowed
• Alpesh Navinchandra Shah v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
  2007 INSC 21226 February 2007Allowed
• Adishwar Jain v. Union of India and Anr.
  2006 INSC 74419 October 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• Vinod K. Chawla v. U.O.I. and Ors.
  2006 INSC 52118 August 2006Dismissed
• Ibrahim Nazeer v. State of Tamil Nadu and Anr.
  2006 INSC 40810 July 2006Dismissed
• D.Anuradha v. Joint Secretary and Anr.
  2006 INSC 23924 April 2006Dismissed
• Rajinder Arora v. Union of India and Ors.
  2006 INSC 15410 March 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• Naresh Kumar Goyal v. Union of India and Ors.
  2005 INSC 4835 October 2005Dismissed
• Union of India and Anr. v. Shrimati Chaya Ghoshal and Anr.
  2004 INSC 71013 December 2004Disposed of
• T.P. Moideen Koya v. Government of Kerala and Ors.
  2004 INSC 56530 September 2004Dismissed
• Madhu Garg v. Union of India and Anr.
  2004 INSC 53621 September 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• Union of India and Ors. v. Vidya Bagaria
  2004 INSC 3595 May 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• Union of India and Ors. v. Mohan Lal Likumal Punjabi and Ors.
  2004 INSC 11617 February 2004Partly allowed