JUDGMENT

S. Mohan, J. - Criminal-Appeal No. 327 of 1994 is directed against the judgment and order dated 13th April, 1994 of the High Court of Calcutta in C.O. No. 9181 (W) of 1993.

Criminal Appeal No. 328 of 1994 is directed against the judgment and order dated 13th April, 1994 of the High Court of Calcutta in C.O. No. 8377 (W) of 1993.

Criminal Appeal No. 329 of 1994 is directed against the judgment and order dated 13th April, 1994 of the High Court of Calcutta in C.O. No. 8378 (W) of 1993.

2. All these cases arise out of writ petitions filed in the High Court of Calcutta challenging the validity of sanction and taking cognizance of the cases against each of the respondents by the Designated Court under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (hereinafter referred to as 'T ADA'). A further challenge in the writ petition was also made to the 'vires' of TADA. The orders of sanction and taking cognizance were quashed. The challenge to the Act was not gone into since the same was pending at the relevant time before this Court.

3. To highlight the issue involved, it is enough if we advert to the facts in Criminal Appeal No. 328 of 1994 since C.O. No. 8377 (W) of