https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169314 In preventive detention matters, an unexplained and prima facie unreasonable delay in executing the detention order may cast doubt on the detaining authority's subjective satisfaction and vitiate the order. The Supreme Court noted that the order under section 3(2)(i) of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 was not executed for about two and a half months, and the State offered no explanation for the delay in its affidavit. Because the detenu was available for detention and the delay remained unexplained, the Court held that the genuineness of the authority's satisfaction was undermined and the detention order was invalid. en-us Tue, 05 Nov 1974 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169314 In preventive detention matters, an unexplained and prima facie unreasonable delay in executing the detention order may cast doubt on the detaining authority's subjective satisfaction and vitiate the order. The Supreme Court noted that the order under section 3(2)(i) of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 was not executed for about two and a half months, and the State offered no explanation for the delay in its affidavit. Because the detenu was available for detention and the delay remained unexplained, the Court held that the genuineness of the authority's satisfaction was undermined and the detention order was invalid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Nov 1974 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169314