https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182557 The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the detention order due to the delay in disposing of the representation invoking Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India. The detaining authority's explanation for the delay was attributed to procedural delays within the department, but any unreasonable and unexplainable delay in considering a representation is fatal to the continued detention of the detenu. The High Court's failure to properly examine this delay led to the Supreme Court's decision that the detention order could not be sustained. en-us Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 13 May 2016 11:40:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182557 The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the detention order due to the delay in disposing of the representation invoking Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India. The detaining authority's explanation for the delay was attributed to procedural delays within the department, but any unreasonable and unexplainable delay in considering a representation is fatal to the continued detention of the detenu. The High Court's failure to properly examine this delay led to the Supreme Court's decision that the detention order could not be sustained. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182557