https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169313 In preventive detention matters, unexplained delay in disposing of a detenu's representation will vitiate the order only if the delay is inordinate and not accounted for; here, the administrative processing was explained and the delay was not unreasonable. Only documents actually relied upon to form the detaining authority's subjective satisfaction must be supplied; the complained-of documents were not shown to have been relied on, so non-supply did not invalidate detention. Judicial review remains limited to whether the detention was based on relevant material, and the material here was sufficient to support preventive detention in public interest. en-us Wed, 23 Feb 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 12:01:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169313 In preventive detention matters, unexplained delay in disposing of a detenu's representation will vitiate the order only if the delay is inordinate and not accounted for; here, the administrative processing was explained and the delay was not unreasonable. Only documents actually relied upon to form the detaining authority's subjective satisfaction must be supplied; the complained-of documents were not shown to have been relied on, so non-supply did not invalidate detention. Judicial review remains limited to whether the detention was based on relevant material, and the material here was sufficient to support preventive detention in public interest. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 23 Feb 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169313