https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175331 Preventive detention is invalid where the State fails to consider and dispose of the detenu's representation under Article 22(5) promptly and independently. The Government's duty to examine the representation cannot be deferred until the Advisory Board has reported, because that constitutional safeguard operates separately from the statutory board process. Here, the representation remained unattended for an inordinate period and the explanation for the delay was found wholly inadequate. The unexplained delay in dealing with a matter affecting personal liberty vitiated the detention order and rendered the continued detention constitutionally impermissible. en-us Tue, 28 Jul 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 18 Nov 2015 14:48:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175331 Preventive detention is invalid where the State fails to consider and dispose of the detenu's representation under Article 22(5) promptly and independently. The Government's duty to examine the representation cannot be deferred until the Advisory Board has reported, because that constitutional safeguard operates separately from the statutory board process. Here, the representation remained unattended for an inordinate period and the explanation for the delay was found wholly inadequate. The unexplained delay in dealing with a matter affecting personal liberty vitiated the detention order and rendered the continued detention constitutionally impermissible. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 28 Jul 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175331