https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=73991 Preventive detention was held invalid where the detention order was passed nearly ten months after the alleged recovery and arrest, with no reasonable explanation for the successive delays at critical stages. The court applied the principle that delay alone does not automatically defeat detention, but the detaining authority must show a live and proximate nexus between the prejudicial activity and the need for detention. Because the chronology revealed unexplained delays after the Screening Committee's approval and before the matter reached the detaining authority, the subjective satisfaction was undermined and the order was quashed, entitling the detenu to immediate release. en-us Fri, 08 Jul 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=73991 Preventive detention was held invalid where the detention order was passed nearly ten months after the alleged recovery and arrest, with no reasonable explanation for the successive delays at critical stages. The court applied the principle that delay alone does not automatically defeat detention, but the detaining authority must show a live and proximate nexus between the prejudicial activity and the need for detention. Because the chronology revealed unexplained delays after the Screening Committee's approval and before the matter reached the detaining authority, the subjective satisfaction was undermined and the order was quashed, entitling the detenu to immediate release. Case-Laws FEMA Fri, 08 Jul 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=73991