CHANDA Vs. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE LUCKNOW

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Mr. Vishal Chaudhary for the petitioner-detenu, Mr. Janardan Singh, Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent Nos. 1 to 3 and Sri. B. B. Saxena for the respondent No. 4.

(2.) THROUGH this writ petition, preferred under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner-detenu Chanda has impugned the order dated 1.2.2003 passed by the first respondent, i.e., Mr. Navneet Sahgal, District Magistrate, Lucknow, detaining him under Section 3 (2) of National Security Act. The detention order along with the grounds of detention, which are also dated 1.2.2003, was served on the petitioner-detenu on 1.2.2003 itself and their true copies have been annexed as Annexures-1 and 2 respectively to this writ petition.

(3.) THE averments contained in paragraphs 9 to 13 of the writ petition and those contained in the ground (d) of paragraph 28 of the writ petition, have been replied to in paragraphs 11 to 15 of the return of the detaining authority. In our judgment, it would be proper to extract the said paragraphs in entirety :