( 1 ) THE detention order under Section 3 (1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (hereinafter REFERRED TO to as COFEPOSA Act) was passed on 6th May, 1994. The said detention order was served upon the petitioner on 12th June, 1994 along with grounds of detention.

( 2 ) THE learned Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Trilok Kumar urged various grounds in the writ petition such as inordinate delay in passing and in execution of the detention order, relevant material neither placed nor considered by the Detaining Authority thereby vitiating the subjective satisfaction of the Detaining Authority, non-supply of all relied upon documents parri-pasu grounds of detention amounting to infraction of Section 3 (3) of the COFEPOSA Act and Aritcle 22 (5) of the Constitution of India, all relied upon documents not supplied in the language known to the petitioner, supply of unintelligible relied upon documents and placing of reliance on irrelevant documents thereby showing non-application of mind.

( 3 ) MS. Barkha Babbar, leamed Counsel for the respondent has vehemently opposed the arguments of learned Counsel for the petitioner an