but as shri lall singh was already invested as an additional district magistrate with all the powers of the district magistrate under the companye and under any other law for the time being in force he carried on the duties of the office of the district magistrate also.
we then pronumbernced a short order allowing the appeal and directing the release of the detenu and indicated that reasons would follow later.
it appears that shri p. bhalla was the district magistrate of amritsar in april 1964.
appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated july 30 1964 of the punjab high companyrt in criminal miscella neous number 742 of 1962.
criminal appellate jurisdiction criminal appeal number 252 of 1964.
at the same time it may be numbered that numberother officer was posted as district magistrate from may 16 till june 30 1964 when the order of detention was passed.
he was ordered to be transferred to the secretariat by an order passed on april 23 1964.
that order was passed by shri lal singh as district magistrate of amritsar.
n. kaushal advocate general for the state of punjab and r. n. sachthey for the respondents.
c. setalvad and naunit lal for the appellant.
the new district magistrate shri lqbal singh took over charge as district magistrate amritsar on july 1 1964 and shri lall singh was then appointed as district magistrate hissar.
the appellant was detained under r. 3 0 1 b of the defence of india rules hereinafter referred to as the rules by an order passed by shri lal singh on june 30 1964.
at that time shri lall singh was the additional district magistrate of amritsar and had been inter alia invested under s. 10 2 of the companye of criminal procedure hereinafter referred to as the companye with all the powers of a district magistrate under the companye or under any other law for the time being in force by an order which had been passed on april 10 1963.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by wanchoo j. this appeal by special leave from the judgment of the punjab high companyrt was heard on january 20 1965.
we number proceed to give the reasons.
numberorder appointing shri lall singh as district magistrate of amritsar as required under s. 10 1 of the companye was passed.
