https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456098 Unexplained delay by the State Government in forwarding a detenu's representation to the Central Government under the National Security Act, 1980, defeats the statutory right to seek revocation of detention. Because the Central Government has power under Section 14(1) to revoke a detention order, the representation must be transmitted promptly and considered effectively. Here, the representation remained with the State Government for more than two months without explanation, which deprived the detenu of a real and effective opportunity for review. The continued detention was therefore held illegal and constitutionally impermissible, and release was directed. en-us Tue, 17 Nov 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:11:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456098 Unexplained delay by the State Government in forwarding a detenu's representation to the Central Government under the National Security Act, 1980, defeats the statutory right to seek revocation of detention. Because the Central Government has power under Section 14(1) to revoke a detention order, the representation must be transmitted promptly and considered effectively. Here, the representation remained with the State Government for more than two months without explanation, which deprived the detenu of a real and effective opportunity for review. The continued detention was therefore held illegal and constitutionally impermissible, and release was directed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Nov 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456098