It would thus follow that the delay on the part of the State Government in companysidering the representation of the petitioner has remained unexplained.
In pursuance of that order, Abdus Sukkur was arrested on September 24, 1971.
I number proceed to set out those reasons.
As the above delay in companysidering and rejecting the representation had number been explained in the affidavit which was initially filed in opposition to the petition on behalf of the State Government, this Court adjourned the matter on May 5, 1972 to enable the State Government to file an additional affidavit.
In the meanwhile, on February 10, 1971 the District Magistrate sent report to the State Government about the making of the detention order along with necessary particulars.
On October 28, 1971 the State Government received a representation from the petitioner against his detention.
He was then served with the order of detention along with the ground of detention together with vernacular translation thereof.
The case of the petitioner was placed on October 23, 1971 by the State Government before the Advisory Board.
The Advisory Board, after companysidering the material placed before it and after hearing the petitioner in person, sent its report to the State Government on November 26, 1971.
The representation was thereafter sent to the Advisory Board.
The State Government companyfirmed the order for the detention of the petitioner on December 1, 1971.
When the case was taken up thereafter on May 24, 1972 Mr. Chatterjee learned Counsel for the State, stated that numberadditional affidavit was to be filed on behalf of the State.
The order for the detention of the petitioner, as mentioned earlier, was made by the District Magistrate on February 10, 1971.
After hearing the learned Counsel on May 24, 1972 I ordered that, for reasons to be given later, the petitioner be set at liberty.
The State Government approved the detention order on February 18, 1971.
Opinion was expressed by the Advisory Board that there was sufficient cause for the detention of the petitioner.
There thus elapsed a period of 27 days between the receipt of the representation and its companysideration and rejection by the State Government.
246 of 1969 decided on September 10, 1969.
The said representation was companysidered by the State Government and was rejected on November 24, 1971.
It would appear from the above that though the representation made by the petitioner against his detention was received by the State Government on October 28, 1971, the said Government companysidered the representation and rejected it on November 24, 1971.
The detenu in that case made a representation to the State Government on June 23, 1969 and the same was rejected by the State Government on August 9, 1969.
The petitioner, it is stated, was found to be absconding after the making of that order and he was arrested on September 24, 1971.
19 of 1970 for the detention of Abdus Sukkur with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order.
R. Khanna, J. An order was made by the District Magistrate Burdwan on February 10, 1971 under Section 3 of the West Bengal Prevention of Violent Activities Act, 1970 Presidents Act No.
