https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302133 Preventive detention is vitiated where documents relied upon in the grounds of detention are not supplied to the detenu at the time of service, because this denies a real and effective opportunity to make a representation. The detention here was based on material under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974, but the relied upon documents were furnished only later in instalments. That non-supply impaired the detenu's constitutional right of challenge and attracted the settled rule against withholding relied upon material. The detention order was void and continued detention could not be sustained; immediate release followed. en-us Fri, 23 Jan 1981 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 06 May 2022 10:51:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302133 Preventive detention is vitiated where documents relied upon in the grounds of detention are not supplied to the detenu at the time of service, because this denies a real and effective opportunity to make a representation. The detention here was based on material under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974, but the relied upon documents were furnished only later in instalments. That non-supply impaired the detenu's constitutional right of challenge and attracted the settled rule against withholding relied upon material. The detention order was void and continued detention could not be sustained; immediate release followed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 23 Jan 1981 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302133