https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189085 Unexplained delay in considering a detenu's representation and in taking the steps required by the preventive detention statute vitiates continued detention. Under the Maharashtra Preventive Detention Act, 1970, the Government was required to communicate grounds promptly, consider the representation without undue delay, and make the reference to the Advisory Board within the prescribed time. The detenu's representation was not dealt with promptly and was rejected only after the reference period had expired; no satisfactory explanation for the delay was shown. The detention was therefore held unsustainable, and release forthwith followed. en-us Fri, 18 Dec 1970 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Dec 2016 17:00:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189085 Unexplained delay in considering a detenu's representation and in taking the steps required by the preventive detention statute vitiates continued detention. Under the Maharashtra Preventive Detention Act, 1970, the Government was required to communicate grounds promptly, consider the representation without undue delay, and make the reference to the Advisory Board within the prescribed time. The detenu's representation was not dealt with promptly and was rejected only after the reference period had expired; no satisfactory explanation for the delay was shown. The detention was therefore held unsustainable, and release forthwith followed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 18 Dec 1970 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189085