The short ground on which the companytinued detention challenged before us is that the proceedings before the Advisory Board were vitiated by denial ofa right to the detenu to be represented by a friend which right is number recognised and well settled as a result of the decision of this Court in A.K. Roy v. Union of India AIR 1982 SC 711.
It appears that the detenu made his representation and before his case was to be companysidered by the Advisory Board he had made an application to the Advisory Board for being represented on the date of hearing either through a companynsel or by a number lawyer educated friend and he requested that the necessary permission may be companymunicated to him so that he may make necessary arrangement on the date of hearing before the Board.
By this writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution the petitioner detenu is challenging his companytinued detention under Section 3 of the Conservation of foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act for short COFEPOSA .
But the request was turned down in both respects and after hearing the petitioner in person the Advisory Board gave its opinion justifying the detention order.
The short facts giving rise to the aforesaid ground are these As a result of the detention Order passed on 1st March, 1982 the petitioner was detained on 3rd March, 1982.
Grounds of detention were served upon him on 4th March, 1982.
