https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280606 Preventive detention was upheld where the detaining authority's subjective satisfaction rested on detailed objective material linking the detenu to repeated smuggling consignments, misdeclaration, and misuse of import particulars. The Court held that pending inquiry into some aspects did not undermine the existing material, the detention order did not show non-application of mind, and the alleged retraction did not vitiate the record when it was considered and found unreliable. Delay in passing and executing the order, and in deciding the representation, was held reasonable on the facts. The representation was also validly decided by a competent officer under delegation. en-us Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 May 2019 15:30:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280606 Preventive detention was upheld where the detaining authority's subjective satisfaction rested on detailed objective material linking the detenu to repeated smuggling consignments, misdeclaration, and misuse of import particulars. The Court held that pending inquiry into some aspects did not undermine the existing material, the detention order did not show non-application of mind, and the alleged retraction did not vitiate the record when it was considered and found unreliable. Delay in passing and executing the order, and in deciding the representation, was held reasonable on the facts. The representation was also validly decided by a competent officer under delegation. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280606