https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175239 In preventive detention proceedings, a detenu who specifically requests permission to examine present and willing rebuttal witnesses before the Advisory Board must be afforded that opportunity unless a lawful basis for refusal exists. An unreasoned rejection of such a request by the Board or the detaining authorities deprives the detenu of an effective hearing and prejudices the defence. The article states that denial of the request without reasons vitiated the detention order and the detention could not be sustained. en-us Wed, 15 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 14 Nov 2015 17:22:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175239 In preventive detention proceedings, a detenu who specifically requests permission to examine present and willing rebuttal witnesses before the Advisory Board must be afforded that opportunity unless a lawful basis for refusal exists. An unreasoned rejection of such a request by the Board or the detaining authorities deprives the detenu of an effective hearing and prejudices the defence. The article states that denial of the request without reasons vitiated the detention order and the detention could not be sustained. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 15 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175239