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- The Patna High Court quashed three externment orders issued under crime control laws in Bihar.
- The court imposed costs on the Bihar state government for procedural lapses in declaring individuals antisocial.
- The court cautioned district magistrates and superintendents of police against issuing externment orders without following proper legal procedures.
- The state government has been directed to pay compensation to the affected petitioners promptly.
- The compensation amounts must be recovered from the officers responsible for the flawed orders.
What to watch next
- Whether the Bihar government recovers the compensation amounts from the responsible officers
- Any changes in how district magistrates and superintendents of police issue externment orders
- Possible further cases challenging externment orders in the high court
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