https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169338 The right of a detenu to make a representation against preventive detention orders is a constitutional and statutory safeguard under Article 22(5) and the detention law, and the representation must be considered by the appropriate Government with due expedition. The Court reiterated that the duty to act at the earliest opportunity applies to both the State Government and the Central Government. Unexplained or unsatisfactory delay in processing, forwarding, or deciding the representation defeats the constitutional mandate of prompt consideration and renders continued detention invalid on the facts noted. en-us Tue, 13 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:08:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169338 The right of a detenu to make a representation against preventive detention orders is a constitutional and statutory safeguard under Article 22(5) and the detention law, and the representation must be considered by the appropriate Government with due expedition. The Court reiterated that the duty to act at the earliest opportunity applies to both the State Government and the Central Government. Unexplained or unsatisfactory delay in processing, forwarding, or deciding the representation defeats the constitutional mandate of prompt consideration and renders continued detention invalid on the facts noted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169338