( 1 ) THE petitioner-detenu has filed the present petition against the detention order passed against him by the Commissioner of Police Vadodara City dated 28-3-1988 in exercise of the powers conferred on him under subsection (1) of Section 3 of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act 1985 on his being satisfied with respect to the present petitioner that with a view in preventing the petitioner from acting in any manger prejudicial to the maintenance of public order in the area of Vadodara city it was necessary to make an order directing him to be detained. The petitioner was served with the grounds of detention on the same day i. e. 28-348.

( 2 ) ON perusal of the grounds it appears that the petitioner was earlier detained by the order dated 20-9-1985 under the same Act. However as the period of detention for one year was over the Government has released him on 21-9-1986. Even thereafter the petitioner has continued his bootlegging activity and there are as many as five cases filed against him. The first case was filed against him on 6th December 1986 wherein 200 litres of wash along with distillery implements were seized from the custody of the petitioner