ORAL JUDGMENT.:---Heard Mr. Maqsood Khan in all these petitions and Mr. R.M. Agarwal, P.P. for Union of India and learned Acting P.P. and A.P.P., for the State. All the aforesaid Advocates admitted that these three petitions involve a common question. The detenus are co-detenus and that the petitions can be decided by a common order. Hence, this common judgment.

2. In Criminal Writ Petition No. 1362 of 2001, the order of detention is bearing F. No. 673/30/2001-CUS-VIII, dated 25-7-2001 issued by the Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, New Delhi against detenu Seventilal Mafatlal Shah under section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (for short "C.O.F.E.P.O.S.A. Act"). The order of detention was served upon the detenu on 8-9-2001.

3. In Criminal Writ Petition No. 1363 of 2001, the order of detention is bearing F. No. 673/31-2001-CUS-VIII, dated 25-7-2001 issued by the Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, New Delhi against detenu Rajesh Manmohandas Shah under the similar provisions of C.O.F.E.P.O.S.A. Act. The order of detention

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