https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200863 Preventive detention requires a real and rational subjective satisfaction based on relevant material. Where the detaining authority states that it relied on documents forming part of the detention record, those documents must disclose a live nexus with the alleged prejudicial activity. Reliance on papers that, on their face, contain no incriminating material, without clarifying that they were merely before the authority, shows casual and mechanical consideration rather than proper application of mind. The detention order was therefore held vitiated by non-application of mind and could not be sustained, resulting in quashing of the order and release of the detenu. en-us Fri, 14 Oct 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 28 Apr 2018 13:01:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200863 Preventive detention requires a real and rational subjective satisfaction based on relevant material. Where the detaining authority states that it relied on documents forming part of the detention record, those documents must disclose a live nexus with the alleged prejudicial activity. Reliance on papers that, on their face, contain no incriminating material, without clarifying that they were merely before the authority, shows casual and mechanical consideration rather than proper application of mind. The detention order was therefore held vitiated by non-application of mind and could not be sustained, resulting in quashing of the order and release of the detenu. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Oct 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200863