https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192274 Unexplained delay in passing and serving a preventive detention order, without a satisfactory explanation for the gap between receipt of the proposal and issuance of the order, vitiated the detention. The record also failed to show why the matter remained pending after screening or why service was delayed for months while the person was on bail and later in custody. The Court found no fresh material or sufficient nexus to the alleged prejudicial activity, and held that the delay undermined the claim that continued detention was necessary. The detention order was quashed. en-us Wed, 25 Sep 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 May 2017 11:46:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192274 Unexplained delay in passing and serving a preventive detention order, without a satisfactory explanation for the gap between receipt of the proposal and issuance of the order, vitiated the detention. The record also failed to show why the matter remained pending after screening or why service was delayed for months while the person was on bail and later in custody. The Court found no fresh material or sufficient nexus to the alleged prejudicial activity, and held that the delay undermined the claim that continued detention was necessary. The detention order was quashed. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 25 Sep 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192274