https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194598 A preventive detention order under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 was quashed because it remained unexecuted for about five years despite being stated to operate for one year, and no satisfactory explanation was given for the delay. The HC held that an unexecuted detention order cannot be justified when it has become stale through unexplained inaction. The impugned order was set aside, while liberty was preserved for the authorities to pass a fresh order if warranted. en-us Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:33:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194598 A preventive detention order under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 was quashed because it remained unexecuted for about five years despite being stated to operate for one year, and no satisfactory explanation was given for the delay. The HC held that an unexecuted detention order cannot be justified when it has become stale through unexplained inaction. The impugned order was set aside, while liberty was preserved for the authorities to pass a fresh order if warranted. Case-Laws FEMA Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194598