https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182556 The Court found the delay in disposing of the detenue's representation unjustified, leading to the invalidation of the detention order under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. Respondent 1's explanations were deemed unsatisfactory, with the Court emphasizing the need for prompt consideration of representations under Article 22(5) of the Constitution. Consequently, the Court set aside the detention order, directing the detenue's immediate release unless valid reasons for detention existed, ruling in favor of the petitioner due to the unexplained delay in handling the representation. en-us Tue, 22 Oct 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 13 May 2016 11:35:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182556 The Court found the delay in disposing of the detenue's representation unjustified, leading to the invalidation of the detention order under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. Respondent 1's explanations were deemed unsatisfactory, with the Court emphasizing the need for prompt consideration of representations under Article 22(5) of the Constitution. Consequently, the Court set aside the detention order, directing the detenue's immediate release unless valid reasons for detention existed, ruling in favor of the petitioner due to the unexplained delay in handling the representation. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 22 Oct 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182556