https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300160 Preventive detention under the National Security Act is based on individualized subjective satisfaction, so a detainee cannot claim release merely because another person involved in similar facts was treated differently; parity is not an enforceable ground under Article 14, and that challenge fails. A separate constitutional safeguard requires prompt consideration of the detenu's representation, and unexplained inordinate delay in processing it was not justified by file movement or ministerial availability. The delay defeated the continued detention, rendering it illegal and warranting release. en-us Fri, 26 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300160 Preventive detention under the National Security Act is based on individualized subjective satisfaction, so a detainee cannot claim release merely because another person involved in similar facts was treated differently; parity is not an enforceable ground under Article 14, and that challenge fails. A separate constitutional safeguard requires prompt consideration of the detenu's representation, and unexplained inordinate delay in processing it was not justified by file movement or ministerial availability. The delay defeated the continued detention, rendering it illegal and warranting release. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 26 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300160