( 1 ) THE present petition is filed challenging Annexure-D dt. 10-1-2000 passed by the respondent and confirmed by the Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property, New Delhi, in case No. FPA No. ND3/ bom/2000/9379 as per Annexure-E dated 14-12-2001.

( 2 ) ACCORDING to the petitioner, she is a graduate doing real estate business in Bangalore. She was doing the said business even prior to her marriage. The petitioner married one Pakeerathan alias Ravi in the year 1990 and who died on 3-2-1997.

( 3 ) BY order of the Government of India dt. 30-9-1997 one Manivannan Mahadevan alias Ruben was ordered to be detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances act, 1985 (for short 'act') as he was found in possession of 23 Kgs. of heroin on 24-4- 1997. On interrogation, Manivannan, revealed that the husband of the petitioner- ravi as one of his associates and that Ravi was looking after the business of drug trafficking. In the circumstances, the properties of the petitioner were seized and a search was also conducted on the house of the petitioner on 16-7-1997. The petitioners husband Ravi died on 3-2-1997. A notice was issued to Ruben under Section

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