ORDER :

1. Heard Sri D. Purnachandra Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri P. Sudhakar Reddy, Learned Additional Advocate General, appearing for the respondents, apart from perusing the entire material available on record.

2. In the present Writ Petition challenge is to the Order of detention, dated 17.03.2022, vide Roc. No. C1/e-1881533/2022, passed by the 2nd respondent-Collector and District Magistrate, West Godavari District, under Sub-Sections (1) and (2) of Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Boot Legers, Dacoits, Drug Offenderes, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land- Grabbers Act, 1986 (For short ‘the Act’) as confirmed by the 1st respondent-State Government vide G.O.Rt. No. 847 General Administration (SC-I) Department, dated 10.05.2022.

3. Petitioner herein is the mother of the detenu-Manukonda Anil Kumar. On the ground that the detenu falls under the definition of ‘Goonda” in terms of Section 2(g) of the Act and that the activities of the detenu are dangerous and prejudicial to the maintenance of public order apart from