https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172345 Unexplained and undue delay in passing a preventive detention order can break the live-link between the alleged prejudicial activity and the necessity for detention. The Court noted that the order was made several months after the last incident, after the proposal had already been submitted, and that the witness statements were recorded only after the detenu had obtained bail. Applying the test of proximity and satisfactory explanation for delay, the Court held that the delay vitiated the detention order and the challenge succeeded. en-us Tue, 24 Mar 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:32:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172345 Unexplained and undue delay in passing a preventive detention order can break the live-link between the alleged prejudicial activity and the necessity for detention. The Court noted that the order was made several months after the last incident, after the proposal had already been submitted, and that the witness statements were recorded only after the detenu had obtained bail. Applying the test of proximity and satisfactory explanation for delay, the Court held that the delay vitiated the detention order and the challenge succeeded. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 24 Mar 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172345