In the decisions in Tara Chand Vs. State of Rajasthan, reported in
1980 (2) SCC 321 and in Raghavendra Singh Vs. Superintendent, District Jail,
reported in 1986 (1) SCC 650, the Hon'ble Apex Court held that any inordinate
and unexplained delay on the part of the Government in considering the
representation renders the detention illegal.
In the decisions in Tara Chand Vs. State of Rajasthan, reported in
1980 (2) SCC 321 and in Raghavendra Singh Vs. Superintendent, District Jail,
reported in 1986 (1) SCC 650, the Hon'ble Apex Court held that any inordinate
and unexplained delay on the part of the Government in considering the
representation renders the detention illegal.
In Rajammal Vs. State of Tamil Nadu, reported in 1999(1)SCC 417,
the Apex Court has held that the representation was received by the Secretary
to the Government on 05.02.1998, the Government which received the remarks
from different authorities submitted the relevant files before the under
Secretary for processing it on the next day. Thereafter, the files were
submitted to the Minister, who received it on tour. Finding that there was no
valid explanation for the delay from 09.02.1998 to 14.02.1998, the Apex Court
held that the delay has vitiated the detention.
In the decision in Solomon Castro v. State of Kerala reported in
2000 (9) SCC 561, the delay between 09.04.1999 and 28.04.1999 having not been
explained on justifiable grounds in disposing the representation, hence on
that ground, the order of detention was quashed.
In the decision in Sherene v. The Commissioner of Police reported
in 2000 (1) CTC 8, this Court accepted the ground of unexplained delay in
considering the representation between 04.08.1998 and 25.09.1998 to set aside
the order of detention.