PER D. G. DESHPANDE, J.

( 1 ) THESE two Writ Petitions are challenging the detention order. The arguments were advanced by Mr. Chitnis, Senior Counsel with Mr. Tripathi for the petitioners / detenus, and by Mr. Borulkar, PP, Mr. D. S. Mhaispurkar, APP and Mrs. A. S. Pai, APP for the Respondents - State.

( 2 ) SO far as Writ Petition No. 987 of 2005 is concerned, the detenu is Mohammed Bilal Hanif Shaikh @ Bilal Bachkana. So far as Writ Petition No. 1597 of 2005 is concerned, the detenu is Uday Mahadev sawant.

( 3 ) MR. Chitnis made certain legal submissions only for both the matters, and, therefore, we are, dealing with only those legal submissions. For the purpose of the present judgment, we are setting out facts in Writ Petition No. 987 of 2005. The order of detention in this Writ petition is dated 18. 1. 2005 issued by A. N. Roy, Commissioner of Police, brihan Mumbai. It is under sub section (2) of section 3 of The Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders and Dangerous Persons Act, 1981 (hereinafter referred to as "mpda Act" ). The grounds of detention are of the same date i. e. 18. 1. 2005. In paragraph 4 grounds of detent