https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161234 Unexplained delay in supplying the documents and statements forming the basis of a preventive detention order can deny the detenu a real and effective opportunity to make a representation. The Court noted that the material was furnished only after a substantial delay, after the detenu had already been required to represent, and that the earlier panchnamas did not cover the statements relied on in the detention grounds. Because the delay was not satisfactorily explained, the constitutional safeguard of effective representation was frustrated, and the detention was held illegal; the detention order was set aside and release directed forthwith. en-us Thu, 11 Sep 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 11:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161234 Unexplained delay in supplying the documents and statements forming the basis of a preventive detention order can deny the detenu a real and effective opportunity to make a representation. The Court noted that the material was furnished only after a substantial delay, after the detenu had already been required to represent, and that the earlier panchnamas did not cover the statements relied on in the detention grounds. Because the delay was not satisfactorily explained, the constitutional safeguard of effective representation was frustrated, and the detention was held illegal; the detention order was set aside and release directed forthwith. Case-Laws FEMA Thu, 11 Sep 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161234