MEHBOOB ALI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri Gaurav Kakkar along with Sri Saurabh Kesarwani, for the petitioner, Sri Patanjali Mishra, A.G.A. 1st, for State of U.P. and Sri Sanjeev Kumar Pandey, Additional Standing Counsel, for Union of India.

(2.) This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed for quashing the orders of District Magistrate (respondent-3) dated 14.01.2019, passed in exercise of powers under Section 3 (3) of National Security Act, 1980 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), directing for detention of the petitioner and State of U.P. (respondent-2) dated 23.01.2019, approving the detention order, 22.02.2019, confirming the detention order for a period of three months, from the date of initial order, 10.04.2019, extending detention order for six months and for mandamus directing the respondents to set the petitioner at liberty forthwith.

(3.) The brief facts which necessitated, action of preventive detention are as follows:-