1998 (10) TMI 535

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....n of India, by the petitioner who is the wife of the detenu Kamlesh Nayalchand Shah, we are implicitly satisfied that the continued detention of the detenu in furtherance of the detention order dated 14-10-1997 passed by the second respondent Mr. Somnath Pal, Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, New Delhi, detaining him under Section 3(1) of the C....

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.... of Yerawada Central Prison, Pune, wherein the detenu is detained, in pursuance of the impugned detention order, that no memo of the Central Government rejecting the representation of the detenu has been received by the Bombay Central Prison, Mumbai or the Yerawada Central Prison, Pune, till date. 3. It is well-settled that in the right to make a representation at the earliest opportunity, conf....

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....oon as such a representation is received and dealt with continuously (unless it is absolutely necessary to wait for some assistance in connection with it) until a final decision is taken and communicated to the detenu. (Emphasis supplied). In the latter decision, it would be pertinent to refer to the following observations contained in para 23 :-- In the instant case, the gap between the ....