https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470735 Preventive-detention orders may be challenged for mala fides where statutory power is used for a purpose outside its object, notwithstanding suspension of enforcement of specified fundamental rights during an Emergency. Mere allegations of false or vindictive official reports do not establish mala fides when specifically denied and unsupported by material. Under Rule 30, an authenticated order recording the State Government's subjective satisfaction is presumptively regular. Courts cannot assess the sufficiency of the underlying material unless admissible material makes out a prima facie case of inaccuracy, non-application of mind, mala fides, or a defect in the order. On that basis, production of the departmental file or a personal affidavit was unnecessary. en-us Wed, 27 Jul 1966 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:25:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470735 Preventive-detention orders may be challenged for mala fides where statutory power is used for a purpose outside its object, notwithstanding suspension of enforcement of specified fundamental rights during an Emergency. Mere allegations of false or vindictive official reports do not establish mala fides when specifically denied and unsupported by material. Under Rule 30, an authenticated order recording the State Government's subjective satisfaction is presumptively regular. Courts cannot assess the sufficiency of the underlying material unless admissible material makes out a prima facie case of inaccuracy, non-application of mind, mala fides, or a defect in the order. On that basis, production of the departmental file or a personal affidavit was unnecessary. Case-Laws Income Tax Wed, 27 Jul 1966 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470735