The Government was informed which approved the detention and companymunicated the factum of the detention to the Central Government.
However, this point does number survive number, having been overruled by a decision of this Court in Fagu Shah v. State of West Bengal Writ Petns.
Finally, the State Government companyfirmed the detention on March 16, 1973.
41 etc.
The three instances, all of 1971, relate to removal of rice from lorries carrying food grains on F.C. I. account, in Calcutta.
The major ground of attack was based on the absence of any definite time, limit for the duration of the detention, since, according to the petitioner, till expiry of Defence of India Act, 1971 did number satisfy the Constitutional companydition.
The petitioner was arrested on December 12, 1971, on which date grounds of detention were also served on him, as required by the statute.
of 1973 judgment delivered on 20 12 1973 .
The Advisory Board to which the representation was forwarded also companysidered it but recommended the companytinuance of the detention.
R. Krishna Iyer, J. The petitioner has challenged the validity of the order of detention passed on December 22,1971 under Section 3 1 and 3 , read with Section 5 a , of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act Act 26 of 1971 .
The representation of the detenu was received on January 14, 1972 and was companysidered by the Government on January 21, 1972, which rejected the representation.
The grounds on which the District Magistrate relied were companymunicated to the detenu and they relate to maintenance of supplies and services essential to the companymunity.
