ORDER (Per L. Narasimha Reddy, J.)

The Collector and District Magistrate, Karimnagar District, the 2nd respondent herein, passed an order dated 25-03-2006, directing detention of the petitioner under Section 3(2) of the A.P. Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Boot-Leggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land-Grabbers Act, 1986 (for short the Act), alleging that the petitioner is indulging in acts of selling illicit liquor, which is injurious to health. It is alleged that the petitioner is a bootlegger as defined under Section 2 (b) of the Act. Reference is made to three cases, which were registered against the petitioner. The order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent was approved by the 1st respondent through order in G.O.Rt.No.1749, dated 29-03-2006. During the pendency of the writ petition, the 2nd respondent issued G.O.Rt.No.2601 dated 19-05-2006, extending the period of detention upto 12 months, from the date of detention.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, except that three cases were registered against the petitioner, with false allegations, there is no concrete evidence or material to suggest that the petitioner had in

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