https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173476 Preventive detention is upheld when the authority shows a continuous and bona fide chain of action explaining delay in passing and executing the order; unexplained delay will invalidate detention only if it indicates absence of genuine satisfaction, and that contention failed here because investigation steps, tracing efforts, custody proceedings, and surveillance explained the timeline. Article 22(5) requires expeditious, independent consideration of the detenu's representation; that requirement was met because the record showed consideration by the detaining authority and the Central Government, without a mechanical endorsement or unlawful delay, so no vitiation was established. The challenge to the detention therefore failed on the grounds urged. en-us Mon, 13 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 16:33:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173476 Preventive detention is upheld when the authority shows a continuous and bona fide chain of action explaining delay in passing and executing the order; unexplained delay will invalidate detention only if it indicates absence of genuine satisfaction, and that contention failed here because investigation steps, tracing efforts, custody proceedings, and surveillance explained the timeline. Article 22(5) requires expeditious, independent consideration of the detenu's representation; that requirement was met because the record showed consideration by the detaining authority and the Central Government, without a mechanical endorsement or unlawful delay, so no vitiation was established. The challenge to the detention therefore failed on the grounds urged. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 13 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173476