Maximum Period - Definition - Law Dictionary

Definition :

Maximum period, As Parliament has power to repeal a law fixing the maximum period under Article 22(7) (b), the longer period fixed under the later law of detention would become the maximum period. The word 'may' in Article 22(7) amounts to 'shall', Fagu Shaw v. State of West Bengal, AIR 1974 SC 613: (1974) 4 SCC 152: (1974) 2 SCR 832. [Constitution of India, Art. 22(7)]