JUDGMENT

Dutt, J. In this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the legality of the order of his detention dated August 3, 1!P81 passed by the Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad City, under sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985, hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'.

2. The grounds on which the impugned order of detention has been made run into seven pages. The relevant portions of which are extracted below:

"In pursuance to Section 9(1) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985, Shri Piyush Kantilal Shah is hereby informed the grounds of detention as under:

You are indulging into anti-social activities by hoarding illegal foreign liquor and also selling it through yourself and through your servants near Navrangpura Municipal Bus-stand and Navrang High School, Ahmedabad. That the cases have been registered against you under Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 and in which you have been arrested.

Sr. No.

Police Stn.

C.R. No.

Sections

Qty. seized

Result

1.

Navrang-pura

52/88

Prohibi-tion Act – 66(b), 55 (a) (e), 81

21795

Ml. Ltr. Foreign liquor.

Pending

2.

Navrang-pura

114/88

Probh. Act 66(b) 65 (a)(e) 116 (b) and