https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305129 An inordinate delay of more than five years in executing a preventive detention order, without cogent explanation, breaks the live and proximate link between the grounds of detention and the preventive purpose. The claim that the detenu was absconding was rejected because the record did not show reliable material that he remained beyond reach throughout the period, and his alleged marriage at Trivandrum during the intervening period undermined that explanation. The Court also noted that the preventive steps expected against an absconding person were not shown to have been effectively pursued. The detention order was quashed and release from custody directed. en-us Thu, 15 Jun 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:25:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305129 An inordinate delay of more than five years in executing a preventive detention order, without cogent explanation, breaks the live and proximate link between the grounds of detention and the preventive purpose. The claim that the detenu was absconding was rejected because the record did not show reliable material that he remained beyond reach throughout the period, and his alleged marriage at Trivandrum during the intervening period undermined that explanation. The Court also noted that the preventive steps expected against an absconding person were not shown to have been effectively pursued. The detention order was quashed and release from custody directed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 15 Jun 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305129