JUDGMENT - N.P. CHAPALGAONKAR, J.:---Both these writ petitions challenge orders separately made in respect of Rajesh R. Khushalani and Tushar M. Shah under section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 ordering their detention and housing them at Central Prison, Bombay. Since the points of facts and law to be considered and raised in these petitions are common, they are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. It is alleged that M/s. Tushar Enterprises, M/s Aum Enterprises and M/s. Shah Enterprises had remitted abroad foreign exchange worth Rs. 5 crores with the help of some fake import documents presented to Union Bank of India. It is alleged that the business which was used as a cover was import of chemicals and besides some genuine transactions with the help of one Ram living in Hongkong a conspiracy was hatched and Ram was helping to prepare the said documents and send them to India. Four persons namely, Tushar Shah, who is said to be the King-pin ; Kirit L. Shah; Pankaj Valia and Ramesh Khushalani came to be detained by separate orders passed by Shri Mahendra Prasad, Joint Secretary to the Government of India on 5th

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