https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289646 The detaining authority must forward a detenu's representation to the Central Government, and it cannot withhold a subsequent representation merely because an earlier one was rejected. The detenu's right to make a representation continues for so long as preventive detention subsists, and no limitation period curtails that right. The Central Government alone must decide whether the representation should be rejected on any ground. By refusing to forward the representation, the authority violated Article 22(5) of the Constitution and impaired the detenu's right to seek revocation under the National Security Act, 1980; the detention was held illegal. en-us Tue, 31 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 11 Aug 2020 18:27:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289646 The detaining authority must forward a detenu's representation to the Central Government, and it cannot withhold a subsequent representation merely because an earlier one was rejected. The detenu's right to make a representation continues for so long as preventive detention subsists, and no limitation period curtails that right. The Central Government alone must decide whether the representation should be rejected on any ground. By refusing to forward the representation, the authority violated Article 22(5) of the Constitution and impaired the detenu's right to seek revocation under the National Security Act, 1980; the detention was held illegal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 31 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289646