VIPIN SANGHI, J.

1. The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition to assail the order dated 02.06.2016 passed under Section 50 of Delhi Police Act, 1978, by the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, North East District, Delhi, as also the order dated 24.08.2016 under Section 51 of the Delhi Police Act, 1978, passed by Hon’ble Lieutenant Government, Delhi. By the first order, the petitioner was externed from NCT of Delhi for a period of one year with effect from 09.06.2016. By the second order, his statutory appeal has been dismissed by the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor.

2. The impugned order dated 02.06.2016 itself narrates the circumstances and background in which the petitioner was noticed under Section 47 of the Delhi Police Act. The relevant extract from the impugned order dated 02.06.2016 is reproduced as under:

“The proposal for the externment of Manoj Kumar @ Monu S/o. Kukku R/o. 11. No. C-11/11, Gali No. 08, Kabir Nagar, Delhi was received form the then SHO/Welcome, through the then ACP/Shahdara, Delhi. After going through the proposal and satisfying on the basis of material received from the then SHO/Welcome, Delhi necessary proceedings for externment were initiated against the respondent on 30.07.2015. The independent witnesses of the area were also examined in camera since they were not willing to come forward to make a statement against him in public due to apprehension with regard to their safety and personal property but they have deposed so in the camera statement. Accordingly, a notice under section 50 of Delhi Police Act, 1978 containing following summary of allegations was issued to the respondent.

“That you are engaged in the commission of crime involving force of offence punishable under IPC and Excise Act cases as is apparent from the following cases in which you were involved :

      That your activities and acts are causing and calculated to cause alarm and danger to persons or property. You are so desperate and dangerous as to render your being at large in Delhi or in any part thereof hazardous to the community as you are directly indulging in sale of illicit liquor in the area. Selling of illicit liquor to the members of the public is detrimental to their health and safety. Number of persons dies every year after consuming illicit liquor.

The witnesses are not willing to come forward to give evidence in public against you by reason of apprehension on their part as regards the safety of their person and property. These are reasonable grounds that you are likely to engage yourself in commission of offence like these mentioned in Para above.”

3. The petitioner filed his reply to the said show cause notice under Section 47 of the Delhi Police Act, on his own. The same is available on the record produced by the respondent/State. In this reply, in relation to the first nine cases tabulated hereinabove, the petitioner stated, to the effect, that he had been acquitted/ discharged therein. Here itself, I may observe that the petitioner’s claim of acquittal/discharge-at least in respect of thr