PRADEEP Vs. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE BULANDSHAHR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) U. S. Tripathi, J. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for quashing his detention order dated 10-8-2002 passed by District Magistrate, Bulandshahar, respondent No. 1 under Section 3 (2) of National Security Act.

(2.) THOUGH the detention order was challenged on various grounds, but the learned Counsel for the petitioner has confined his argument only on two points. (1) The representation of the petitioner was not decided by the Central Government, which infringed his fundamental right guaranteed under Article 22 (5) of the Constitution of India and (2) the statements of prosecution witnesses were recorded subsequently and the witnesses turned hostile and did not support the case of prosecution and it shows that detaining authority has not applied his mind.

(3.) REGARDING non decision of representation of the petitioner by the Central Government, it was alleged in para 27 of the petition that against the detention order, the petitioner submitted representation through Jail Superintendent on 23-8-2002 to the detaining authority, State Government, Advisory Board and Union of India. In Para 29 it was alleged that the petitioner was informed through letter dated 20-9- 2002 by Sri V. K. Gupta, Additional Secretary, Union of India that the Union Government has rejected the representation dated 23-8-2002 of the petitioner, but it has not stated that as to when the representation of the petitioner was rejected by the Union Government. In para 30 it was alleged that there is considerable delay in deciding the representation of the petitioner dated 23-8-2002 on the part of Union of India.