https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42960 Prompt consideration of a detenu's representation is a constitutional safeguard under Article 22(5), and delay must be explained at each stage by the authority responsible for it. Where the representation under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 was not disposed of satisfactorily, particularly during the period awaiting comments from the Sponsoring Authority, the unexplained delay violated Article 22(5). The continued preventive detention was therefore held invalid. en-us Wed, 28 Nov 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:00:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42960 Prompt consideration of a detenu's representation is a constitutional safeguard under Article 22(5), and delay must be explained at each stage by the authority responsible for it. Where the representation under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 was not disposed of satisfactorily, particularly during the period awaiting comments from the Sponsoring Authority, the unexplained delay violated Article 22(5). The continued preventive detention was therefore held invalid. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 28 Nov 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42960