( 1 ) IN this petition under Art, 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner who is a detenu under the provisions of sec. 3 (l) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities 1985 (The PASA Act for short), has brought; In challenge his order of preventive detention on diverse grounds. The order of detention is dated 31-7-1986. It is at Annexure a to the petition. It recites that the detaining authority viz. District Magistrate, Bharuch is satisfied with respect to person known as Babubhai Gulambhai Goas (the petitioner herein) that with a view to preventing later from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order, it is necessary to make an order directing that the said detenu be detained and, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sec. (1) of sec. 3 of the PASA Act, the District Magistrate has directed detention of the petitioner. The grounds of detention supporting the detention order are of even date and they are found at pages 13 to 16 of the petition. The order of detention has been approved by the State Government and also confirmed by the State Government after receipt of Advisory Boards opinion.

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