https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465522 Preventive detention under the 1988 Act requires the appropriate Government to independently consider the detenue's representation on its own merits; mechanical approval based only on the Advisory Board's opinion vitiates the confirmation order. The Court also held that, where the statute empowers the Central Government to revoke or modify a State detention order, the detenue must be apprised of that right to make an effective representation; failure to do so breaches Article 22(5). On both grounds, the confirmation order and consequential detention were set aside. en-us Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:56:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465522 Preventive detention under the 1988 Act requires the appropriate Government to independently consider the detenue's representation on its own merits; mechanical approval based only on the Advisory Board's opinion vitiates the confirmation order. The Court also held that, where the statute empowers the Central Government to revoke or modify a State detention order, the detenue must be apprised of that right to make an effective representation; failure to do so breaches Article 22(5). On both grounds, the confirmation order and consequential detention were set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465522