Chakravarthy vs State Of Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against the High Court's order rejecting the writ petition challenging the detention order dated 17th March 2003, which was for a period of 12 months. The Court held that the delay in processing the representation from 5th May to 11th May 2003 was adequately explained, as it involved holidays and procedural requirements. The principle established is that a delay must be unexplained to be deemed significant, and in this case, the delay was justified, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.