The only particular instance companymunicated to the petitioner was that on January 14, 1972 he and his associates were engaged in companymitting theft of telephone cable wires belonging to the P T Department at Balarampri and that he was caught red handed.
In companysequence of your said activity which attracts Clause iii of Section 3 1 a of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971, the tele communication system was disturbed.
Krishna Iyer J We recorded a short order releasing the petitioner in this petition for habeas companynus and we number proceed to give our reasons.
The petitioner was detained by the District Magistrate of Howrah by order dated August 8, 1972.
The ground on which the District Magistrate was satisfied about the prejudicial activities of the petitioner was companymunicated immediately after the detention was effected on August 21, 1972.
This was the sole ground on which the petitioner companyld possibly make a representation.
This important and injurious information was number companymunicated to the petitioner and, therefore, companyld number have been the subject of any effective representation companytra by the latter.