https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162568 A preventive detention statute conferring on the Central Government the power to revoke a State detention order necessarily requires a real and effective opportunity for the detenu to place a representation before that Government. Where a properly addressed representation is made through jail authorities but is not forwarded at all, the detenu is deprived of the safeguard protected by Article 22(5) of the Constitution. That failure defeats the statutory revocation mechanism and renders the detention illegal. en-us Thu, 22 Oct 1981 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 18:08:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162568 A preventive detention statute conferring on the Central Government the power to revoke a State detention order necessarily requires a real and effective opportunity for the detenu to place a representation before that Government. Where a properly addressed representation is made through jail authorities but is not forwarded at all, the detenu is deprived of the safeguard protected by Article 22(5) of the Constitution. That failure defeats the statutory revocation mechanism and renders the detention illegal. Case-Laws FEMA Thu, 22 Oct 1981 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162568