( 1 ) -ORDER of detention was passed on 6th September, 1985 by the Central Government in regard to the petitioner Balbir Singh son of Late Shri Mehar Singh resident of 31/6 Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, winder Section 3 (1) of the Coniervation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (COFEPOSA) Act, 1974 (as amended) inasmuch as the Central Government was satisfied with respect to the petitioner that the passing of this detention order was necessary with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the augmentation of foreign exchange.

( 2 ) ACCORDING to the grounds of detention information was received by the Headquarters Office of the Enforcement Directorate that one Niranjan Singh who has a house at 31/6, Pusa Road, New Delhi and having telephone No. 586734 was indulging in smuggling of currency. Thil information was forwarded to the Delhi Zonal Office of the Enforcement Directoiate on 14th December, 1983 on the basis of which the aforesaid premises of Niranjan Singh situated at 31/6 Old Rajinder Nagar. New Delhi, was searched by the officers of Delhi Zonal Office of Enforcement Department on 10th January, 1984 which re