2002 (9) TMI 347

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..... iced that while issuing the declaration the competent authority had taken into consideration the application made by the customs department for cancellation of bail of the detenu and if that was a relevant document, so was the reply that had been filed. That reply has not been placed before the concerned authority. The High Court found that the detention order is not sustainable and allowed the ap .....

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..... xplanation offered by the appellant in mitigation of delay is that the file was for some time with one officer or the other. Apart from that averment there was no other explanation. In that view of the matter, the High Court found the delay to be inordinate and unexplained. 2. In addition, the High Court noticed that while issuing the declaration the competent authority had taken into considerat .....

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