https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42711 Article 22(5) requires effective communication of detention grounds in a language the detenu can understand, but the safeguard is not breached where the record shows sufficient working knowledge of English; on the facts, the detenu had used English in signed documents and interrogation, so this challenge failed. A detenu's representation need not be in any prescribed form, and even a request for translated copies can amount to a representation against detention; the appropriate Government must consider it independently and at the earliest opportunity. Because the Government forwarded the representation but did not consider or dispose of it, the continued detention was vitiated and release was directed. en-us Thu, 18 Jan 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 11:03:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42711 Article 22(5) requires effective communication of detention grounds in a language the detenu can understand, but the safeguard is not breached where the record shows sufficient working knowledge of English; on the facts, the detenu had used English in signed documents and interrogation, so this challenge failed. A detenu's representation need not be in any prescribed form, and even a request for translated copies can amount to a representation against detention; the appropriate Government must consider it independently and at the earliest opportunity. Because the Government forwarded the representation but did not consider or dispose of it, the continued detention was vitiated and release was directed. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 18 Jan 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42711