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(Emphasis now) 49] Thus, the Court took note of the decision in Vijay Kumar's case, wherein the Supreme Court took a view that the confirming authority is not required to give any special reason for fixing time of detention, to render a finding that with passage of time, the importance of speaking order in administrative decision is well recognized. The Supreme Court held that it is no longer a law that an administrative authority is under an obligation to give a reasoned decision only if the statute under which it is acting requires it to assign reason. On the contrary, it is held that only in cases, where the requirement has been dispensed with expressly or by necessary implications that an administrative authority is relieved of obligation to record reasons. The Court then held that by applying the test of reasonability, the period of detention ought to necessarily vary, depending upon the facts and circumstances of each case, and cannot be uniform in all cases. The Court further observed that detention, being a restriction upon the fundamental and inviolable right to personal liberty guaranteed under the Constitution, must, when extended to its maximum permissible duration, be justified by a rationale that aligns with the principles of equality before the law and non-arbitrariness as mandated by Article 14. It was emphasized that such restrictions should, at a minimum, reflect an approach that satisfies the requirements of substantive equality and non-discrimination. However, the Court refrained from holding that an order of detention, which is otherwise deemed legal and valid, could be invalidated solely on the ground of the absence of explicit reasoning within the detention order explaining why the detention has been extended to the maximum permissible period. This is because the factual circumstances necessary for such a determination did not present themselves in the case before it, and therefore, the question was left open for consideration in an appropriate case where such issues may arise.