https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42010 In preventive detention proceedings before the Advisory Board, fairness and equality required comparable assistance to the detenu where the State was aided by departmental officers acting as legal advisers. Although there was no absolute right to legal representation, refusal to allow a suitable friend to assist the detenu was unjustified when the detaining authority had such assistance. The term "friend" was construed broadly to include a person capable of helping in the defence, not only someone personally known to the detenu. The denial of that assistance rendered the continued detention invalid and the detenu was entitled to release. en-us Wed, 04 Nov 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42010 In preventive detention proceedings before the Advisory Board, fairness and equality required comparable assistance to the detenu where the State was aided by departmental officers acting as legal advisers. Although there was no absolute right to legal representation, refusal to allow a suitable friend to assist the detenu was unjustified when the detaining authority had such assistance. The term "friend" was construed broadly to include a person capable of helping in the defence, not only someone personally known to the detenu. The denial of that assistance rendered the continued detention invalid and the detenu was entitled to release. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 04 Nov 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42010