The order of detention was served on the detenu on 14th August, 1999 and the period of detention was to last for one year.
By the said order the District Magistrate had ordered that the detenu was to be treated as a dangerous person and therefore there was need to detain him.
By the order dated 12th August, 1999 the District Magistrate had directed detention of the respondent hereinafter referred to as the Detenu under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers and Drug Offenders Act , 1981 in short the Act .
Dr. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J. Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment rendered by a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench quashing the order of detention passed by the District Magistrate, Nagpur Bench.
