https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182693 In preventive detention under COFEPOSA, an inordinate delay in executing a detention order can invalidate detention where the delay is not satisfactorily explained by prompt and effective efforts to trace the detenu. The Court noted that the order was passed in November 2003 but executed only in December 2006, and held that the material did not show serious, continuous steps to secure execution. The explanation that the detenu was absconding was not accepted as adequate in light of the long gaps and circumstances indicating availability. The unexplained delay was treated as breaking the live and proximate link between the detention grounds and the preventive purpose, rendering the order vitiated. en-us Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 May 2016 18:55:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182693 In preventive detention under COFEPOSA, an inordinate delay in executing a detention order can invalidate detention where the delay is not satisfactorily explained by prompt and effective efforts to trace the detenu. The Court noted that the order was passed in November 2003 but executed only in December 2006, and held that the material did not show serious, continuous steps to secure execution. The explanation that the detenu was absconding was not accepted as adequate in light of the long gaps and circumstances indicating availability. The unexplained delay was treated as breaking the live and proximate link between the detention grounds and the preventive purpose, rendering the order vitiated. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182693