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(2.) THESE habeas corpus petitions have been filed challenging the order of detention dated 1.05.1991 issued under Sec. 3(1) of the Foreign Exchange Regulations Act, 1974 (hereinafter referred to as 'the FERA') passed by the Joint Secretary to the Government of India detaining the petitioners (the detenue). The aforesaid order of detention was served on the detenues on 19-5-91 and 9-5-91 respectively and as the order shows, the same had been issued with a view to prevent the detenues from acting in any manner prejudicial to the augmentation of the foreign exchange. The order of detention (Annx. A) was also accompanied with the grounds of detention running into eight pages and the documents which have been relied upon while preparing the grounds.
(3.) THE last submission of the learned counsel is that neither the material on record for coming to the subjective satisfaction about the detenue's involvement in smuggling or his indulgency in unauthorised transactions affecting the foreign exchage resource of this country adversely nor there is any occasion to come to a conclusion that the detenue was indulging in activities prejudicial to the augmentation of country's foreign exchange resources and that the copies which have been supplied to the petitioner are so illegible that they cannot be deciphered and same has prejudiced the case of the petitioner. He has relied on Smt. Dharmista Bhagat v. State of Kerala (16) and Shri Rajinder Gautam V. Union of India and Ors. (17).