https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=125632 Delay in passing and issuing a preventive detention order does not vitiate the detention where the delay is reasonably explained and the record still shows a live nexus between the prejudicial activity and the need for detention; on the facts, continued investigative steps, earlier similar conduct, and the likelihood of repetition supported the order. Non-placement of the detenu's reply to the show cause notice did not invalidate the detention because the reply added no new material, was not a vital document for subjective satisfaction, and caused no prejudice or failure of application of mind. The detention order and its confirmation were therefore sustained, and the habeas corpus challenge failed. en-us Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 08:56:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=125632 Delay in passing and issuing a preventive detention order does not vitiate the detention where the delay is reasonably explained and the record still shows a live nexus between the prejudicial activity and the need for detention; on the facts, continued investigative steps, earlier similar conduct, and the likelihood of repetition supported the order. Non-placement of the detenu's reply to the show cause notice did not invalidate the detention because the reply added no new material, was not a vital document for subjective satisfaction, and caused no prejudice or failure of application of mind. The detention order and its confirmation were therefore sustained, and the habeas corpus challenge failed. Case-Laws Central Excise Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=125632