Summarize the following court judgment. ition No. 449 of 1980. (Under Article 32 of the Constitution) Soli J. Sorabjee	 M.G. Karmali	 Vineet Kumar and Mukul Mudgal for the Petitioner. J.L. Nain and M.N. Shroff for the Respondent. The Judgment of the Court Was delivered by	 SARKARIA	 J. This is a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus. On January	 31	 1980	 an order of detention	 dated January 30	 1980 under Section 3 (1) of the (for short	 called the COFEPOSA)	 issued by the second respondent	 Shri P.M. Shah	 Deputy Secretary to the Government of Gujarat	 Home Department	 was served on Lallu Jogi Patel (hereinafter referred to as the 'detenu '). The Order was expressed in the name of the Governor of Gujarat. On the same date (January 31	 1980)	 the grounds of detention were served on the detenu. 356 The grounds of detention served on the detenu are very elaborate and detailed. They also contain the introductory background including the history of the detenu. It is stated herein that the detenu was previously detained by an order	 dated September 1974 of the Government of India	 under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA). On the repeal of MISA and the commencement of COFEPOSA	 a fresh order	 dated December 19	 1974	 under the COFEPOSA	 was served on the detenu. The detenu 's writ petition for a writ of habeas corpus was dismissed by the High Court of Gujarat on May 6	 1976 in view of the Presidential Order	 dated June 27	 1975	 made under Article 359(1) of the Constitution which had suspended the rights under Articles 14	 21 and 22 of the Constitution. The detenu was	 however	 released on March 21	 1977. As stated in the 'grounds '	 his activities were kept under surveillance by the Customs Department. In or about July 1979	 the detenu attempted to smuggle gold	 but he was not successful. Calls booked by the detenu to various telephone numbers of other suspected smugglers were	 however	 detected. On November 21	 1979	 the detenu hatched a conspiracy with one Umar Bakshi to smuggle wrist watches and silver out of the country to Dubai: In pursuance of that conspiracy	 on October 9	 1979	 the detenu and the said Umar Bakshi smuggled about 45 slabs of silver in the vessel "Saraswati Prasad" registered in the name of Ravia Kalan of Daman. On November 30	 1979	 23 slabs of silver weighing	 in aggregate	 692.527 kgs. valued at Rs. 15	65	111	 were seized by the officers of the Collectorate of Central Excise and Customs from a truck which was intercepted near village Pipodara. The occupants of the motor truck disclosed their identities as (1) Kailashchandra Shantilal Jain. (2) Mohmed Hussain Hanif Mohmed Pathan	 the driver and (3) Babukhan Istiyarkhan Ahmed Pathan	 the cleaner. all of Udaipur. The statements of these persons recorded under Section 108 of the Customs Act and the other circumstantial evidence collected	 revealed that the detenu was engineering the whole process of attempting to smuggle the silver out of India in conspiracy with Umar Bakshi and others. In para 35 of the 'grounds '	 it is mentioned: "The detaining authority	 viz.	 the State Government considered it against the public interest to disclose the sources of the intelligence referred in paragraphs 3. 4. 6 and 30 and 357 further considered it against public interest to disclose further facts contained in various intelligence reports referred to in the aforesaid paragraphs 3	 4	 6 and 30. " On February 15	 1980	 the detenu sent a letter. through the Superintendent Jail	 requesting for the supply of copies of statements and documents relied upon in the grounds of detention. According to the counter filed by Shri Shah	 Deputy Secretary to Government of Gujarat	 this letter was received by the State Government on February 18	 1980. The State Government then on February 22	 addressed a letter to the Sponsoring Authority (Collector of Customs. Ahmedabad	 enquiring whether furnishing copies of documents would not prejudice public interest. On February 25	 1980	 the Collector wrote back to the State Government that it was not necessary to supply the copies of the statements and documents asked for by the detenu	 "as the grounds of detention served on him were quite elaborate to enable the detenu to make effective representation". The Collector sent copies of the required statements to the State Government and the latter received the same on February 29	 1980. On March 4	 1980	 the second respondent (Deputy Secretary	 Home Department) arranged personal discussion with the Collector to solicit his considered view. As a result	 on March 5	 1980	 the Collector sent a letter to the State Government	 stating that he had no objection to furnish the detenu with relevant documents. As per letter	 dated March 7	 1980	 the Section Officer of the Home Department sent the relevant documents running into 461 pages	 to the detenu through the Superintendent	 District Prison	 Rajkot	 by registered acknowledgement due. The said documents were received by the detenu on March 11	 1980 at Rajkot. Thus	 after excluding the time taken in transit	 there was a delay of 17 days in furnishing copies to the detenu. Earlier	 on February 1	 1980	 Shri P.K. Nair	 Advocate had addressed a letter to the Chief Minister of Gujarat asking for permission for an interview with the detenu to seek instructions from him for drafting his representation. On February 12	 1980	 the Secretary to Chief Minister wrote in reply to the Advocate	 that his request for having an interview with the detenu was being looked into by Government with the Home Department. This letter of the Advocate	 according to the counter affidavit filed by Shri Shah	 was received by him on February 30	 1980 through the Chief Minister 's 358 Secretariat. On February 20	 1980	 the State Government informed the Advocate that his request for interview with the detenu had been granted. Mr. Soli Sorabji	 appearing for the petitioner	 challenges the validity of the detention of these grounds: (1) There has been impermissible delay in furnishing copies of the documents and statements relied upon in the grounds of detention. (2) There was unreasonable delay of about 20 days in granting interview to the detenu with his lawyer	 as a result of which the statutory right of the detenu under rule 14 (xii) of the Gujarat Condition of Detention (COFEPOSA) Order 1975 has been rendered meaningless. The combined effect of these undue delays (Nos. 1 and 2) is that the detenu has been denied his constitutional right to be afforded the earliest opportunity of making an effective representation against his detention	 and thus there has been a violation of Articles 21 and 22 (5) of the Constitution. In support of Nos. (1) and (2)	 the learned counsel has referred to Khudi Ram Das; Jayanarayan Sukul vs State of West Bengal; Madhav Hayawadanrao Hoskot vs State of Maharashtra and Ramchandra A. Kamat vs Union of India & Ors. (3) The counter affidavit filed in response to the rule nisi issued by this Court	 has not been affirmed by the detaining authority	 but by another officer	 on the basis of information derived from the record	 only. (4) Irrelevant matter has been taken into consideration. In reply to these contentions	 Mr. Nain	 appearing for the respondent State has urged these points: (a) (i) The 'grounds of detention ' which were served on the detenu simultaneously with the order of detention	 were elaborate and full and had apprised the detenu of all the information necessary for making an effective representation against his detention. "Grounds of detention"	 as held by this Court in State of Bombay vs Atma Ram Sridhar Vaidya	 in Article 22 (5) means only 'conclusions of facts ' and not all the evidence or factual details considered by the 359 detaining authority in passing the impugned order. What Article 22 (5) obligates is that the 'grounds of detention ' should be communicated to the detenu at the earliest. This constitutional obligation was fully discharged when the elaborate grounds of detention containing the substance of all the material facts	 were served on the detenu. (ii) In these circumstances	 the detenu had no further constitutional right to be supplied with the details and sources of the information on which the order of detention was passed. Reference has also been made to Vakil Singh vs State of Jammu & Kashmir. (b) The detenu as is apparent from the grounds of detention is engaged in smuggling activity in a big way	 having international ramifications. Investigations were going on to unravel the entire gang of international smugglers in league with the detenu. The detaining authority had	 therefore	 to consider as to whether the disclosure of this information asked for by the detenu	 at that stage	 would not be detrimental to public interest	 and if so	 whether it would be in the public interest to invoke Article 22 (6) of the Constitution to withhold the copies asked for by the detenu	 for some time. For this important purpose consultation with the Collector who was supervising the investigations	 was necessary. The documents of which the copies were asked for	 also run into several hundred pages. If these inter departmental consultations	 preparation and despatch of the copies took 17 days	 in a case where the detenu has been indulging in smuggling activity of this magnitude	 the delay in supplying the copies was neither inordinate	 nor unreasonable. Reference has been made to the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondents 1 and 2. (c) The period of delay in allowing the detenu to interview his lawyer	 was of no consequence. First	 Article 22 in terms	 denies to the detenu the right to consult a lawyer or to be defended by a counsel of his choice. This concession	 has	 however	 been conceded by the State Government under rule 14 (xii)	 and there also	 it is not an indefeasible right as it is contingent upon the grant of permission by the State Government. There is a distinction between a constitutional right and a defeasible statutory right. Delay in grant of the interview with the lawyer in no way affects the constitutional right of the detenu to make a representation. Secondly	 no written request for supply of copies of the documents	 prior to February 18	 1980 had been received from the detenu and the lawyer 's request for interview with the detenu was granted on 360 February 20	 1980. The time taken for considering the lawyer 's request for interview cannot be combined with or added to the period taken for supply of the copies. (d) Lastly	 the delay in supply of copies or in granting the interview with the lawyer did not in any way prejudice the detenu. The copies were demanded and the interview with the lawyer were sought	 professing that these were required for the purpose of making an effective representation. But this professed purpose was merely a pretence because the copies were neither necessary	 nor intended to be used for any such purpose. Despite the grant of these twin requests and the despatch of the copies on March 7 and their receipt on March 17	 the detenu never filed any representation	 although the Advisory Board was to meet shortly thereafter on March 24	 1980. Instead	 he rushed to this Court and filed the writ petition on March 17	 1980. This conduct of the detenu is not making any representation	 despite opportunity	 shows that no prejudice has been caused to him merely by the fact that the copies were despatched to him after 17 days of receiving his request. (e) Under the statute even "grounds" of detention can be communicated to the detenu	 in exceptional cases within 15 days of the detention. If the "grounds" communicated within the prescribed period are elaborate then supply of further particular is only two days after the expiry of the fifteen days period prescribed for communicating the "grounds" in exceptional cases. cannot be said to be unreasonably belated. Contentions 3 and 4 canvassed by Shri Sorabji need not detain us. Shri Nain has produced for the perusal of the Court the original official record from which it is clear that the detention order was passed by the Home Minister. It was authenticated and issued under the Rules of Business by Shri P.M. Shah	 Deputy Secretary. Home Department (Special) who has sworn the counter affidavit in this case. No personal mala fides are alleged against the Minister. It was	 therefore. not necessary for the Minister to file the counter himself. Contention 3 is	 therefore	 overruled. What the learned counsel characterises as "irrelevant" matter incorporated in the grounds of detention are really introductory facts or history of the case. We	 therefore	 negative contention 4	 also. Indeed	 the main arguments of the learned counsel are Nos. (1) and (2) that there has been unreasonable delay in supplying the 361 copies of the material documents and statements relied upon or referred to in the grounds of detention. To appreciate these contentions	 it is necessary to have a clear idea of the import and scope of the expression 'grounds ' used in the context of 'detention ' in Article 22 (5) of the Constitution and in sub section (3) of Section 3 of COFEPOSA. A democratic constitution is not to be interpreted merely from a lexicographer 's angle but with the realisation that it is an embodiment of the living thoughts and aspirations of a free people. "A constitution" said Benjamin Cardozo	 "states or ought to state not rules for the passing hour	 but principles for an expanding future". The concept of "grounds"	 therefore	 has to receive an interpretation which will keep it meaningfully in tune with the contemporary notions of liberty and fundamental freedom guaranteed in Articles 19 (1)	 21 and 22 of the Constitution. It is not necessary to notice all the numerous cases in which this expression in the context of Article 22 (5) has come up for consideration. It will suffice to make a brief reference to a few of them which are in point. In Golam vs The State of West Bengal	 this Court held that in the context of Article 22 (5) 'grounds ' does not merely mean a recital or reproduction of a ground of satisfaction of the authority in the language of Section 3 of the Act; nor is its connotation restricted to a bare statement of conclusions of fact. It means something more. That 'something ' is the factual constituent of the 'grounds ' on which the subjective satisfaction of the authority is based. This decision was approved by a larger Bench in Khudaram Das vs West Bengal	 ibid	 wherein Bhagwati	 J. speaking for the Court	 said: "The constitutional imperatives enacted in Article 22 (5) are two fold: (i) the detaining authority must	 as soon as may be	 that is	 as soon as practicable after the detention	 communicate to the detenu the grounds on which the order has been made; and (ii) the detaining authority must afford the detenu the earliest opportunity of making a representation against the detention order. These are the barest minimum safeguards which must be observed before an executive authority can preventively detain a person". It was explained that 'grounds ' under Article 22 (S) mean all the basic facts and materials on which the order of detention is based	 therefore	 all the basic facts and materials which influenced the detaining authority in making the order of detention	 must be communicated to the detenu. It was further clarified that such "basic facts and materials" would be different from "other particulars" spoken of in sub section (3) of Section 3 of M.I.S.A. 362 Earlier	 in Prabhu Dayal Deorah etc. vs District Magistrate	 Kamrup & Ors.	 Mathew	 J.	 speaking for the majority	 elucidated the position	 thus: "The detenu has a right under Article 22 (5) of the Constitution to be afforded the earliest opportunity of making a representation against the order of detention. That constitutional right includes within its compass the right to be furnished with adequate particulars of the grounds of detention order. " From these decisions it is clear that while the expression "grounds" in Article 22 (IS)	 and for that matter	 in Section 3 (3) of the COFEPOSA	 includes not only conclusions of fact but also all tho 'basic facts ' on which those conclusions are founded	 they are different from subsidiary facts or further particulars of the basic facts. The distinction between "basic facts" which are essential factual constituents of the "grounds" and their further particulars or subsidiary details is important. While the "basic facts" being integral part of the "grounds" must	 according to Section 3 (3) of COFEPOSA "be communicated to the detenu	 as soon as may be	 after the detention	 ordinarily not later than five days	 and in exceptional circumstances and for reasons to be recorded in writing	 not later than 15 days from the date of detention"	 further particulars of those grounds	 in compliance with the second constitutional imperative spelled out from Article 22 (S) in Khudi Ram 's case	 are required to be communicated to the detenu	 as soon as may be practicable	 with reasonable expedition. It follows	 that if in a case the so called "grounds of detention" communicated to the detenu lack the basic or primary facts on which the conclusions of fact stated therein are founded	 and this deficiency is not made good and communicated to the detenu within the period specified in Section 3 (3)	 the omission will be fatal to the validity of the detention. however	 the grounds communicated are elaborate and contain all the "basic facts" but are not comprehensive enough to cover all the details or particulars of the "basic facts"	 such particulars	 also must be supplied to the detenu	 if asked for by him	 with reasonable expedition	 within a reasonable time. What is ' 'reasonable time conforming with reasonable expedition"	 required for the supply of such details or further particulars	 is a question of fact depending upon the facts and circumstances of the particular case. In the circumstances of a given case	 if the time taken for supply of suck additional particulars	 exceeds marginally	 the maximum fixed by the statute for communication of the grounds 363 it may still be regarded "reasonable". while in the Pacts of another A case	 even a delay which does not exceed 15 days	 may be unjustified	 and amount to an infraction of the second constitutional imperative pointed out in Khudi Ram 's case (Supra). In the instant case	 the grounds supplied to the detenu were elaborate and full and contained all the "basic facts"	 although they did not set out all the details or particulars of those "basic facts" relied upon or referred to therein. There was thus no breach of the first constitutional imperative embodied in Article 22 (5). The short question	 therefore	 for consideration is: Was the period of 17 days (exclusive of the time taken for communication in transit) for the supply of the further	 particulars of the basic facts to the detenu "unreasonable" in the circumstances of the case ? In the instant case	 several causes contributed to this "delay". Firstly	 this is a case in which the detenu was	 according to the allegations in the grounds of detention and the averments in the counter affidavit filed by Shri P. M. Shah	 Deputy Secretary (Home) to the Government of Gujarat	 indulging in smuggling out silver from India and exporting it to the gulf countries in a big way. This silver which was the subject of this illegal activity	 was of huge value. The smuggling activity attributed to the detenu had international ramifications. The Collector of Customs was supervising the investigations that were going on at several places	 in several countries	 to unearth and detect all the persons who were involved in this large scale organised smuggling of international dimensions. It was	 therefore	 not unreasonable for the detaining authority to consult the Collector of Customs as to the possible detrimental effect of the supply of the copies	 at that stage	 on the investigations which were still going on. Such a query from or consultations with the Collector was necessary	 to enable the detaining authority to make up its mind as to whether or not	 it would be advisable to withhold in the public interest the supply of the copies asked for by the detenu or any part thereof under Article 22 (6). Indeed	 at one stage	 the Collector wrote back that the supply of the copies	 at that stage	 would be detrimental to the investigations which were in progress and it also might endanger the safety of the witnesses and informants. The Government	 therefore	 summoned the Collector and discussed the matter at a high level meeting and then directed the Collector to supply the copies. Secondly	 the documents or statements of which copies were sought covered more than 461 pages. Preparation of such a bulky record could be time consuming	 if the aid of some appliance like the ZEROX machine were not available to prepare the copies by mechanical process. 364 The third reason for delay which is in the nature of and explanation given by the respondent is that it has not caused any prejudice to the right of the detenu 'to make an effective representation	 since the grounds of detention communicated to him were elaborate and full. Indeed	 in the counter affidavit an alter native stand taken by the respondent is	 that the detaining authority was not under any constitutional or statutory obligation to supply copies of these additional materials because the grounds communicated to the detenu were elaborate. Shri Nain has also tried to support this reasoning. In view of the law enunciated in Khudi Ram 's case	 ibid	 this stand taken by the respondent is utterly unsustainable. Be that as it may	 in the totality of the circumstances of this present case we do not think that the period of about 17 days taken in considering the supply of the copies was an unreasonably long period which could amount to a denial of the detenu 's right to make an effective representation. In considering the reasonableness or otherwise of the time taken in supplying the copies	 the circumstance that the grounds of detention already communicated to the detenu were very elaborate and full is not altogether irrelevant. The copies were despatched to the detenu by registered post on March 7	 1980 and were received by him on March 11	 1980 at Rajkot. The Advisory Board was scheduled to meet shortly thereafter on March 24	 1980. The detenu was also allowed by an order	 dated February 20	 1980	 to be interviewed by his lawyer. Although the Government took more than two weeks to consider the lawyer 's request to interview the detenu	 the fact remains that this permission was granted only two days after the despatch of the detenu 's application for obtaining copies of the additional documents or materials. In spite of the grant of the detenu 's lawyer 's request for interview with his client and the supply of the copies	 the detenu did not make any representation to the detaining authority or for the consideration of the Advisory Board. This is also a relevant circumstance to be taken into account for determining whether the delay in supplying the copies	 has	 in fact	 prejudiced the detenu 's right to make a speedy and effective representation. According to the petitioner his lawyer by a letter	 dated February 1	 1980	 sought an interview to enable him to draft his representation. But no application for obtaining copies of the material documents had been made by the detenu till February 15118	 1980	 when it was put in a course of communication to the 365 Government	 while permission for interview with the lawyer was granted on the 20th February. In short	 on a consideration of all the circumstance of this particulars case	 we are of opinion that the delay of 17 days in question	 was not so unreasonable as to amount to an infraction of the constitutional imperatives in Article 22 (5) of the Constitution. These	 then	 are the reasons in support of our order	 dated May 9	 1980 by which we dismissed the writ petition. S.R. Petition dismissed.

Lallu Jogi Patel was detained on January 31	 1980 by an order of detention dated January 30	 1980 passed by the Minister of Home Affairs	 Gujarat State under Section 3(1) of the and issued by the second respondent a Deputy Secretary of Government of Gujarat	 Home Department. The order was expressed in the name of the Governor of Gujarat. On the same date	 the grounds of detention were served on the detenu. The detenu prayed for copies of the statements and documents relied upon in the grounds of detention on February 15	 1980. On February 1	 1980 the detenu 's Advocate sought permission for an interview with the detenu to seek instructions from him for drafting his representation. On February 20	 1980 the State Government informed the Advocate that his request for interview with the detenu had been granted. After consulting the Collector of Customs	 the Home Department also	 supplied to the detenu the documents running into 461 pages on March 7	 1980 which were actually received by the detenu on March 11	 1980. that is after a delay of 17 days	 excluding the time taken in transit etc. Dismissing the petition	 the Court ^ HELD: (1) In view of the fact that the original detention order was	 in fact	 passed by the Home Minister against whom no personal mala fides are alleged and the said order was authenticated and issued under the Rules of Business by the Deputy Secretary	 Home Department (Special)	 the latter 's swearing the counter affidavit in the case is valid. [360 F G] (2) The introductory facts or history of the case incorporated in the grounds of detention cannot be considered as irrelevant matters which went into the consideration of the detention order. [360G H] (3) A democratic Constitution is not to be interpreted merely from a lexicographer 's angle but with a realisation that it is an embodiment of the living thoughts and aspirations of a free people. The concept of "grounds" used in the context of detention in Article 22(5) of the Constitution and in sub 354 section (3) of Section 3 of COFEPOSA	 therefore	 has to receive an interpretation which will keep it meaningfully in tune with a contemporary notions of liberty and fundamental freedoms guaranteed in Article 19(1)	 21 and 22 of the Constitution. [361 A C] (4) In Khudiram Das vs West Bengal the Supreme Court held that the constitutional imperatives enacted in Article 22(5) are two fold: (i) The detaining authority must	 as soon as may be	 that is	 as soon as practicable after. the detention	 communicate to the detenu the grounds on which the order has been made; (ii) the detaining authority must afford the detenu the earliest opportunity of making a representation against the detention order and that these two are the barest minimum safeguards which must be observed before an executive authority can preventively detain a person; the grounds under Article 22(5) mean all the basic facts and materials on which the order of detention is based	 therefore	 all the basic facts and materials which influenced the detaining authority in making the order of detention must be communicated to the detenue. [361 D G] (5) While the expression "grounds" in Article 22(5)	 and for that matter	 in Section 3(3) of the COFEPOSA	 includes not only conclusions of fact but also all the "basic facts" on which those conclusions are founded	 they are different from subsidiary facts or further particulars or the basic facts. The distinction between "basic facts" which are essential factual constituents of the "grounds" and their further particulars or subsidiary details is important. While the "basic facts" being integral part of the "grounds" must	 according to Section 3(3) of COFEPOSA "be communicated to the detenu	 as soon as may be	 after the detention	 ordinarily not later than five days	 and in exceptional circumstances and for reasons to be recorded in writing	 not later than 15 days from the date of detention"	 further particulars of those grounds	 in compliance with the second constitutional imperative spelled out from Article 22(5) in Khudi Ram 's case	 are required to be communicated to the detenu. as soon as may be practicable	 with reasonable expedition. It follows	 that it in a case the so called "grounds of detention" communicated to the detenu lack the basic or primary facts on which the conclusions of fact stated therein are founded	 and this deficiency is not made good and communicated to the detenue within the period specified in Section 3(3)	 the omission will be fatal to the validity of the detention. If	 however	 the grounds communicated are elaborate and contain all the "basic facts" but are not comprehensive enough to cover all the details or particulars of the "basic facts"	 such particulars also	 must be supplied to the detenu	 if asked for by him	 with reasonable expedition	 within a reasonable time. What is "reasonable time conforming with reasonable expedition"	 required for the supply of such details or further particulars	 is a question of fact depending upon the facts and circumstances of the particular case. In the circumstances of a given case	 if the time taken for supply of such additional particulars	 exceeds marginally	 the maximum fixed by the statute for communication of the grounds it may still be regarded "reasonable"	 while in the tacts of another case	 even a delay which does not exceed 15 days	 may be unjustified	 and amount to an infraction of the second constitutional imperative pointed out in Khudi Ram 's case. [362 C H	 363 A] In the instant case there is no breach of the first constitutional imperative embodied in Article 22(5). The grounds supplied to the detenu were elaborate and full and contained all the "basic facts" although they did not set out all the details or particulars of those "basic facts" relied upon or referred to therein. [363 A B] 355 (6) In the totality of the circumstances of the present case	 the period of 17 days taken in considering the supply of the copies was not an unreasonably long period which could amount to a denial of the detenu 's right to make an effective representation and	 therefore	 infraction of the constitutional imperatives in Article 22(5) of the Constitution. Firstly	 the detenu was indulging in smuggling out silver from India and exporting it to the Gulf countries in a big way and the smuggling activity attributed to the detenu had international ramifications resulting in consultation with several authorities supervising the Customs. The Government had to consult the Collector of Customs and even summon and discuss in a high level meeting before ordering the supply of the copies. Secondly	 the documents and statements of which the copies were sought covered more than 461 pages. Preparation of such a bulky record could be time consuming if the aid of some appliance like the Zerox machine were not available to prepare the copies by mechanical process. Thirdly	 in spite of the grant of the request of the detenu 's lawyer to interview the former and the supply of the copies the detenu did not make any representation to the detaining authority or for the consideration of the Advisory Board which is a relevant circumstance to be taken into account for determining whether the delay in supplying the copies has	 in fact	 prejudiced the detenu 's right to make a speedy and effective representation. [363 C E	 H	 364 A D G] Khudi Ram vs State of West Bengal	 ; 	 Golam vs The State of West Bengal	 W.P. 270 of 1974 dated 12 9 74; Prabhu Dayal Deorah etc. vs District Magistrate. Kamrup & Ors.	 ; referred to.