https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395387 In preventive detention matters, an unexplained or inadequately explained delay in considering a detenue's representations breaches the constitutional safeguard under Article 22(5). The representation sent to the specially empowered detaining authority was not forwarded promptly, and no satisfactory explanation was given for the delay in its consideration; the representation to the Central Government was also handled belatedly. On these facts, the detention could not be sustained and was quashed as illegal, with release directed unless the detenue was required in any other case. en-us Tue, 12 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 14:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395387 In preventive detention matters, an unexplained or inadequately explained delay in considering a detenue's representations breaches the constitutional safeguard under Article 22(5). The representation sent to the specially empowered detaining authority was not forwarded promptly, and no satisfactory explanation was given for the delay in its consideration; the representation to the Central Government was also handled belatedly. On these facts, the detention could not be sustained and was quashed as illegal, with release directed unless the detenue was required in any other case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 12 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395387