( 1 ) PAWAN Kumar, petitioner has challenged the order of detention dated 10. 5. 1993 passed under Section 3 (1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") in pursuance of which, he was detained on 20. 9. 1993. The order, aforesaid, was pasted by Shri Mahinder Prasad, Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance for the detention of Pawan Kumar and to be detained with a view to preventing him in future from acting in any marine prejudicial to the augmentation of foreign exchange. The grounds of detention were served upon the petitioner simultaneously when he was detained.

( 2 ) BRIEFLY stated the facts leading to the passing of the detention order against the petitioner are that the Delhi Zonal Office of Enforcement Directorate had information about one Atam Prakash indulging in illegal sale/purchase of foreign exchange and sending the same to one Nirmal Dhanuka of Kathmandu, Nepal through some persons including the petitioner Pawan Kumar: On the basis of specific information, officers of the Enforcement Directorate apprehended the petitioner whi