DEEPAK SHARMA Vs. SUPERINTENDENT DISTRICT JAIL MEERUT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) M. Katju, J. Heard Counsel for parties.

(2.) THE petitioner is challenging the impugned order of detention dated 31-5-2002 under the National Security Act. THE grounds of detention are contained in Annexure-2 to the writ petition. A perusal of the same shows that the allegations against the petitioner are that he along with his father and uncle came on 17-1-2002 at 7. 00 p. m. to Paliwal General Stores and Telecom Centre and started firing shots which resulted in serious injuries to Smt. Kamla and her servant Rajesh. It is alleged that this caused an atmosphere of fear and terror in the market which is a very congested area and disturbed public order.

(3.) IN Khudiram v. State of W. B. , AIR 1975 SC 550, it was held that the subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority is not wholly immune from judicial review.