https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277536 A representation against a preventive detention order must be considered by the Central Government where the statute empowers it to revoke or modify the State order. Failure to consider the representation, or unexplained and inordinate delay in doing so, defeats the statutory discretion and violates the constitutional safeguard under Article 22(5). On that basis, the detention was held unconstitutional and void, and release of the detenu followed. en-us Wed, 13 Feb 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:35:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277536 A representation against a preventive detention order must be considered by the Central Government where the statute empowers it to revoke or modify the State order. Failure to consider the representation, or unexplained and inordinate delay in doing so, defeats the statutory discretion and violates the constitutional safeguard under Article 22(5). On that basis, the detention was held unconstitutional and void, and release of the detenu followed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 Feb 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277536