https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296693 Preventive detention depends on the detaining authority's satisfaction, formed on relevant material, that detention is necessary to prevent prejudicial conduct. Mere lapse of time between the incidents and the detention order does not by itself invalidate the order; it matters only if the delay is so great that no reasonable authority could have reached that satisfaction, or if the satisfaction is shown to be colourable. As the incidents were about five months old and the petitioner failed to show that the satisfaction was impossible, arbitrary, or colourable, the detention order was upheld and the challenge failed. en-us Mon, 18 Feb 1974 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:05:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296693 Preventive detention depends on the detaining authority's satisfaction, formed on relevant material, that detention is necessary to prevent prejudicial conduct. Mere lapse of time between the incidents and the detention order does not by itself invalidate the order; it matters only if the delay is so great that no reasonable authority could have reached that satisfaction, or if the satisfaction is shown to be colourable. As the incidents were about five months old and the petitioner failed to show that the satisfaction was impossible, arbitrary, or colourable, the detention order was upheld and the challenge failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 18 Feb 1974 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296693