Judgment

Pattanaik, J.-Leave granted.

2. The detenu, who has been detained by the detaining authority under Section 3(2) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985 (for short ‘PASA’) approached the Gujarat High Court for quashing the order of detention dated 13.8.98 in Special Civil Application No. 6896 of 1998. The said application was dismissed by the High Court by its Judgment dated 5.4.99 and the aforesaid order has been assailed in the Special Leave Petition in this court. The detenu has also filed an independent writ petition under Article 32, challenging his detention under several grounds. Both, the Special Leave Petition and the Writ Petition having been heard together are being disposed of by this common judgment.

3. The detaining authority on being satisfied from the activities of the detenu that he belongs to a notorious gang and the members of the gang hatched conspiracy to extort money from the people who are en­gaged in building construction business in the city by putting the people under threat of fear of death, was satisfied that the detenu is a “dangerous person” within the meaning of Section 2(c) of the Act and the activities of the detenu and hi