Judgment

BHAGWATI, J.:- This petition is directed against an order of detention made by the District Magistrate, Burdwan under sub-section (1) read with sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971. The order of detention was made on 18th January, 1972 on the ground that it was necessary to detain the petitioner with a view to preventing him from acting in a manner prejudicial to the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community. The District Magistrate forth-with reported the fact of the making of the order of detention to the State Government and the order of detention was approved by the State Government on 22nd January, 1972. Pursuant to the order of detention the petitioner was arrested on 18th February, 1972 and immediately on arrest, the grounds of detention were served on him. The petitioner made a representation against the order of detention on 14th March, 1972 but this representation was rejected by the State Government on 24th March, 1972. In the meantime the State Government placed the case of the petitioner before the Advisory Board on 15th March, l972 and the representation of the petitioner was also forwarded by the