B. J. DIVAN, T. U. MEHTA, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner herein is the wife of the detenu named Abdul Kadar Abdul Rehman Papad of Surat and has challenged the detention of her husband ordered by the respondent No. 1 who is the District Magistrate Surat under sec. 3 (1) (c) (i) of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act 1971 (which is hereinafter referred to as The Act) as amended by Ordinance No. 11 of 1974. The said order of detention is passed by the above said authority on 7th October 1974 By a letter of the same date the respondent No. 1 communicated to the detenu the following three grounds of detention: -. 1 On 12-2-1971 a car bearing registration No. BMZ-6380 in which you were sitting was searched by the Police on the kutcha road near Rameshwar Mahadev close to Kavi in Broach district. The search resulted in the recovery of smuggled goods valued at Rs. 24500. 00. Inquiries revealed that you had contributed money for the purchase of the smuggled goods under seizure:- In this connection the Assistant Collector Customs (Adjudication) Surat vide his adjudication Order No. 201/1971 dt. 10-11-1971 has imposed a penalty of Rs. 200/on you. 2 On 9-6-94 two cars bearing registration Nos. MRW

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