ANANTANARATANA ATTAR, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner is Shri Moturi Hanumantha Rao. The Government of Andhra Pradesh passed G. O. Ms. No 1401, dated 28-12-1964 as follows:"whereas the Government of Andhra Pradesh are satisfied with respect to the person known as Sree Mottiri Hanumantha Rao, son of Lakshmi narayana, that with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the defence of India and civil defence and the efficient conduct of military operations, it is necessary to make the following order:- Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-rule (1) of R. 30 of the Defence of India Rules. 1962 the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby directs that the said Moturi Hanumantha Rao he detained. "on the same date, the Government also passed G. O. Ms. No. 1402 in which they stated as follows:-". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . He shall be placed in the special class. He shall also be subject, as far as may be, to the conditions laid down in the Andhra Security Prisoners Rules, 1954, notified in G. O. Ms. No. 1537, Home (Central-B) Department, dated 26-8-1954 except Rules 21, 24 and 28 thereof. "

( 2 ) THE petitio

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