https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=431952 In preventive detention matters, relied upon documents must be legible and effectively communicated in a language understood by the detenu. Where unreadable documents formed part of the basis for detention, the subjective satisfaction of the Detaining Authority was vitiated by non-application of mind. The Court also held that supplying documents in a language not understood by the detenu, without an effective translation, denied the constitutional right to make a meaningful representation under Article 22(5). The detention order was therefore unsustainable and quashed, with release directed unless required in another case. en-us Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 24 Dec 2022 11:08:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=431952 In preventive detention matters, relied upon documents must be legible and effectively communicated in a language understood by the detenu. Where unreadable documents formed part of the basis for detention, the subjective satisfaction of the Detaining Authority was vitiated by non-application of mind. The Court also held that supplying documents in a language not understood by the detenu, without an effective translation, denied the constitutional right to make a meaningful representation under Article 22(5). The detention order was therefore unsustainable and quashed, with release directed unless required in another case. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=431952