https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=363147 A detention order under the COFEPOSA Act was found vitiated where the relied upon documents were forwarded in stages, the material was voluminous, and the affidavits did not clearly show when and how the detaining authority examined the record. The conflicting and vague explanations, viewed against the file and the sponsoring authority's affidavit, failed to demonstrate real and conscious application of mind to the relevant material before recording subjective satisfaction. On those facts, the order was treated as having been made in a casual and mechanical manner and was quashed for non-application of mind. en-us Fri, 27 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 08:23:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=363147 A detention order under the COFEPOSA Act was found vitiated where the relied upon documents were forwarded in stages, the material was voluminous, and the affidavits did not clearly show when and how the detaining authority examined the record. The conflicting and vague explanations, viewed against the file and the sponsoring authority's affidavit, failed to demonstrate real and conscious application of mind to the relevant material before recording subjective satisfaction. On those facts, the order was treated as having been made in a casual and mechanical manner and was quashed for non-application of mind. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 27 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=363147