JUDGMENT

S. Ratnavel Pandian, J. - Leave granted in the Special Leave Petition.

2. This appeal is against the judgment and order dated 12-12-1989 in Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 13644/89 passed by the High Court at Allahabad dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellant, Vashisht Narain Karwaria, the detenu herein.

3. The District Magistrate, Allahabad, in exercise of powers conferred an him under Section 3(3) of the National Security Act 1980 (hereinafter referred to. as 'Act') passed the impugned order of detention an 31-3-1988 against the detenu an reaching his requisite subjective satisfaction an consideration of the materials placed before him that it had became necessary to pass the detention order with a view to preventing the detenu from acting in any manner pre-judicial to the maintenance of public order.

The salient and material facts which necessitated the detaining authority to pass the impugned order, as set out in the grounds of detention are as fallows:

On 30-3-1988 at about 3.30 p.m. the auction of liquor shops far the sale of Indian made foreign liquor was held in the campus of Collectorate at Allahabad. A large number of bidders were present. Among them,