https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=72648 Preventive detention reporting under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act runs from the date the competent authority makes the detention order on the file, not from the later date when the formal order is drawn up or authenticated. The statutory 10-day reporting period is mandatory and operates as a safeguard for prompt communication to the Central Government. Where the report is sent after that period, the requirement is not complied with and the detention is rendered invalid. en-us Thu, 07 Feb 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:55:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=72648 Preventive detention reporting under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act runs from the date the competent authority makes the detention order on the file, not from the later date when the formal order is drawn up or authenticated. The statutory 10-day reporting period is mandatory and operates as a safeguard for prompt communication to the Central Government. Where the report is sent after that period, the requirement is not complied with and the detention is rendered invalid. Case-Laws FEMA Thu, 07 Feb 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=72648