https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165290 A detenu may make both a constitutional representation under Article 22(5) and a separate request for revocation to the Central Government under Section 11(1)(b) of COFEPOSA. The State Government has a corresponding duty to forward a representation addressed to the Central Government promptly, because the revocation power under Section 11 is independent of consideration by the State Government and Advisory Board. However, unexplained delay in forwarding, by itself, does not invalidate continued detention unless it denies the detenu the right to seek revocation or causes other legally material prejudice. On the facts stated, the detention was not vitiated by the delay. en-us Tue, 10 Nov 1981 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 17:27:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165290 A detenu may make both a constitutional representation under Article 22(5) and a separate request for revocation to the Central Government under Section 11(1)(b) of COFEPOSA. The State Government has a corresponding duty to forward a representation addressed to the Central Government promptly, because the revocation power under Section 11 is independent of consideration by the State Government and Advisory Board. However, unexplained delay in forwarding, by itself, does not invalidate continued detention unless it denies the detenu the right to seek revocation or causes other legally material prejudice. On the facts stated, the detention was not vitiated by the delay. Case-Laws FEMA Tue, 10 Nov 1981 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165290