https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=107970 A preventive detention order was invalid where the detaining authority did not form its own subjective satisfaction and instead merely approved a draft detention order and draft grounds prepared by subordinate officials. Strict compliance with the statutory and constitutional safeguards for preventive detention required independent application of mind to the relevant material. The use of the word "approved" showed confirmation of a pre-drafted proposal, not an e assessment by the authority. The detention order was therefore vitiated by non-application of mind and could not be sustained. en-us Mon, 14 May 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:32:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=107970 A preventive detention order was invalid where the detaining authority did not form its own subjective satisfaction and instead merely approved a draft detention order and draft grounds prepared by subordinate officials. Strict compliance with the statutory and constitutional safeguards for preventive detention required independent application of mind to the relevant material. The use of the word "approved" showed confirmation of a pre-drafted proposal, not an e assessment by the authority. The detention order was therefore vitiated by non-application of mind and could not be sustained. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 14 May 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=107970