https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194595 An unexplained and inordinate delay in issuing a preventive detention order under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act can undermine the detaining authority's subjective satisfaction and break the live link between the alleged prejudicial act and detention. Here, the order was made about six months after the alleged activity, and the explanation for the delay was not supported by the record, which showed the person had been appearing before the authorities earlier. The detention was therefore treated as unsustainable, with parity against a similarly placed co-accused also noted as a supporting factor. en-us Fri, 30 Jul 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:09:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194595 An unexplained and inordinate delay in issuing a preventive detention order under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act can undermine the detaining authority's subjective satisfaction and break the live link between the alleged prejudicial act and detention. Here, the order was made about six months after the alleged activity, and the explanation for the delay was not supported by the record, which showed the person had been appearing before the authorities earlier. The detention was therefore treated as unsustainable, with parity against a similarly placed co-accused also noted as a supporting factor. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 30 Jul 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194595