FRANCES CORALIE MULLIN vs W. C. KHAMBRA & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that under Article 22(5) of the Constitution, the detaining authority must dispose of a detenu's representation without undue delay. In this case, the detenu's representation was forwarded to the Advisory Board and considered, and the detaining authority was found to be uninfluenced by the Board's hearing. The Court dismissed the writ petition, affirming that the procedural requirements were met and no inexcusable delay was established in the handling of the representation.