Right to Effective Representation Cannot Be Time-Barred Under National Security Act: Manipur High Court

The Manipur High Court has set aside a preventive detention order passed under the National Security Act, 1980, holding that fixing a three-week time limit for filing a representation before the Central Government violates Article 22(5) Constitution of India. The Court ruled that the constitutional right to make an effective representation continues as long as the detention subsists and cannot be restricted by rigid timelines mentioned in the grounds of…