Detention order - inordinate delay of thirty years in the...

Detention order - inordinate delay of thirty years in the execution of the detention order - In the facts of this case, no attempts had been made to contact or arrest the petitioner. There is no explanation forthcoming for not taking any action to trace the whereabouts of the petitioner, and also, after the gazette publication in the year 1995 under section 7(1)(b) of the COFEPOSA Act, there is no action taken to serve the detention order. - Detention order became invalid due to the passage of time. - HC