You have thus acted in a manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order.
This matter appears to be companycluded by a decision of this Court in John Martin v. State of West Bengal 1 following Hardan Shahs case where a a similar argument put forward by this Court was rejected outright.
Thereafter the matter was referred to the Advisory Board and after obtaining its opinion the order of detention was companyfirmed by the Government on November 14, 1973.
Petition Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by FAZAL ALI, J. The petitioner assails the order of detention passed against him on August 23, 1973 by the District Magistrate, 24 Parganas.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Writ Petition No.
17 of 1975.
Sukumar Ghosh and G. S. Chatterjee, for the respondent.
K. Jain for the petitioner.
A report was sent by the District Magistrate to the Government on August 27, 1973 and the detention was approved by the Government on 30th August, 1973.
On September 10, 1973 the detenu made a representation to the Government which was rejected on September 12, 1973.
