https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175259 In preventive detention, the detaining authority must base subjective satisfaction on pertinent and proximate material with a clear nexus to the alleged prejudicial conduct. Reliance on irrelevant documents while recording detention grounds indicates mechanical exercise of power and non-application of mind. On the stated facts, the materials referred to in the detention record were not shown to bear on the alleged prejudicial activity, and that vitiated the detention decision, making the order liable to be quashed. en-us Wed, 08 Aug 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:17:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175259 In preventive detention, the detaining authority must base subjective satisfaction on pertinent and proximate material with a clear nexus to the alleged prejudicial conduct. Reliance on irrelevant documents while recording detention grounds indicates mechanical exercise of power and non-application of mind. On the stated facts, the materials referred to in the detention record were not shown to bear on the alleged prejudicial activity, and that vitiated the detention decision, making the order liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 08 Aug 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175259