JUDGMENT

V.K.JADHAV, J. - Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent of the parties, heard fnally at admission stage.

2. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner is challenging the order of detention No.2021/MPDA/DET4/CB-70 dtd. 12/8/2021 under sec. 3(2) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggters, Drug-offenders, Dangerous Persons, Video Pirates, Sand Smugglers and Persons Engaged in Black Marketing of Essential Commodities Act, 1981 (for short hereinafter called as 'the Act of 1981') passed by the respondent no.2, confrmed by the Advisory Board in reference no.128 of 2021 by order dtd. 22/9/2021 observing that there are suffcient grounds for the detention of the above detenue under sec. 3 (3) of the Act of 1981. Hence, this writ petition.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, the detaining authority has not assigned any cogent reasons nor arrived at a subjective satisfaction about the activities of the petitioner pre-judicial to the maintenance of the public order. Learned counsel submits that, in terms of sec. 2(a)(iv) of the Act of 1981 a 'dangerous person' means he is engaged, or is making preparations for engagin