https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161233 The right to make an effective representation against preventive detention includes prompt access to the statements and documents relied upon in the grounds of detention. Where the detenu requests those materials, the detaining authority must furnish them with reasonable expedition and give a satisfactory explanation for any delay. Here, the request was not met promptly, the response was channelled through other officers, inspection was offered only after delay, and copies were supplied several days later without adequate justification. The unexplained lapse infringed the detenu's constitutional safeguard and rendered the detention unsustainable in law. en-us Wed, 20 Feb 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:52:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161233 The right to make an effective representation against preventive detention includes prompt access to the statements and documents relied upon in the grounds of detention. Where the detenu requests those materials, the detaining authority must furnish them with reasonable expedition and give a satisfactory explanation for any delay. Here, the request was not met promptly, the response was channelled through other officers, inspection was offered only after delay, and copies were supplied several days later without adequate justification. The unexplained lapse infringed the detenu's constitutional safeguard and rendered the detention unsustainable in law. Case-Laws FEMA Wed, 20 Feb 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161233