(1) UNDER Article 136 of the Constitution of India, Rumana Begum, wife of Mohammed Ishaq, seeks special leave to appeal to this court from the order dated 22/04/1992 of the High court of Andhra Pradesh, dismissing her Writ Petition No. 4072 of 1992 assailing her husbands detention under the provisions of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (Act). We have heard learned counsel on both sides. Special leave granted.

(2) ON 30/08/1991, the appellants husband was detained pursuant to the order of detention made by secretary to government, government of Andhra Pradesh, General Administration Department, Hyderabad, in ex- ercise of powers under Section 3(1 of the Act. This detention was challenged before the High court on grounds, inter alia, that the representation made by the detenu to the governor of Andhra Pradesh on 6/10/1991 for the revocation of the order of detention was not disposed of expeditiously, but was delayed by over 174 days in transmitting the representation to the State government and the representation came to be disposed of only on 7/04/1992. The appellant urged that the representation made to the Govmor