(1.) THE above three mat ters were heard together as identical ques tion of fact and law was involved therein and accordingly all these three petitions are being disposed of by this common order.
(2.) ALL the three petitioners namely Mahboob, Maqsood and Yaseen are resi dent of village Basaud, Police Station Ami Nagar Sarai, District Baghpat have chal lenged on various grounds the order of detention dated 22-6-1999 passed by the District Magistrate, Baghpat under Sec tion 3 (2) of the National Security Act, 1980 (hereinafter referred to as the Act ).
(3.) COUNTER-affidavit on behalf of the District Magistrate, Baghpat, Secretary, Home and Confidential Department, U. P. Secretariat, Lucknow, Superintendent of Jail and Union of India and rejoinder- af fidavit on behalf of the petitioners have been exchanged, and we have heard Mr. G. C. Saxena, learned Counsel for the petitioners. Learned AGA and Mr. K. N. Pandey for Union of India.