https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161236 Unreasonable delay in supplying copies of documents relied upon in the grounds of preventive detention violates Article 22(5) because it defeats the detenu's right to make an effective representation. The Supreme Court of India noted that repeated requests for the relied-upon material were not met by prompt supply, and mere inspection of documents was not an adequate substitute. Because the delay remained inordinate and unexplained, the denial of prompt copies stultified the constitutional safeguard and vitiated the detention. en-us Wed, 03 Sep 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 11:55:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161236 Unreasonable delay in supplying copies of documents relied upon in the grounds of preventive detention violates Article 22(5) because it defeats the detenu's right to make an effective representation. The Supreme Court of India noted that repeated requests for the relied-upon material were not met by prompt supply, and mere inspection of documents was not an adequate substitute. Because the delay remained inordinate and unexplained, the denial of prompt copies stultified the constitutional safeguard and vitiated the detention. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 03 Sep 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161236