JUDGMENT

1. On October 3, 1985 the officers of the Enforcement Directorate searched House No. B. 20, Gujranwala Town, Part II Delhi and recovered certain quantity of foreign exchange. It appears that the petitioner was not immediately available. He was called and interrogated. He made a statement which was recorded by the officers of the Enforcement Doctorate. On March 19, 1986 an order for detention of the petitioner was made by the Shri M. L. Wadhawan, Additional Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, New Delhi. The petitioner was arrested on April 16, 1986 and served with a copy of the order of detention. Grounds of detention were served on him four days later. On May 12, 1986 he was produced before the Advisory Board. He made a complaint before the Advisory Board that the copies of documents which are supplied to him alongwith the grounds of detention were not legible and he also placed before the Advisory Board a copy of representation said to have been made by him for supply of eligible copies of documents. There is a controversy whether this representation was made on May 8, 1986 or May 12, 1986. From the original files produced bef