1. This writ petition is filed by the father of the detenue questioning the validity of the detention of his son (detenue) Prakash @ Kashi @ Vandre, by the orders dated 9.2.2018 at Annexures-A to D passed by respondent No.2, approval order bearing No.HD.140.SST.2018, dated 19.2.2018 passed by respondent No.1 and the order of confirmation bearing No.HD.140.SST.2018, dated 16.3.2018 passed by respondent No.1, as illegal and void and ab initio.

2. The learned counsel Sri Ranganatha Reddy, appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is the father of the detenue, who has been detained under the Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, SlumGrabbers and Video or Audio Pirates Act, 1985 (for short ‘Goonda Act’) and now currently detenue is in the central prison. By virtue of the orders at Annexures-A and B passed by respondent No.2, the detenue had been detained in the jail and the same has been confirmed by respondent No.1 by the orders at Annexures-E and F. He further submitted that the order of detention contains the fact that the detenue is 26 years old, he discontinued his studi