https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190173 Preventive detention based on past conduct requires a proximate and rational connection between the alleged prejudicial activity and the detention order. Where there is a substantial time gap, the detaining authority must explain the delay to preserve the live link between the conduct and the need for detention. An unexplained delay of about nine months after the alleged incident was held fatal because the State offered no cogent justification despite being given an opportunity. The detention order was therefore invalid for lack of proximity and unexplained delay. en-us Fri, 22 Mar 1974 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 12:58:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190173 Preventive detention based on past conduct requires a proximate and rational connection between the alleged prejudicial activity and the detention order. Where there is a substantial time gap, the detaining authority must explain the delay to preserve the live link between the conduct and the need for detention. An unexplained delay of about nine months after the alleged incident was held fatal because the State offered no cogent justification despite being given an opportunity. The detention order was therefore invalid for lack of proximity and unexplained delay. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 22 Mar 1974 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190173