Lahiri, J. :- The petitioner has been detained under S.3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980 (for short "the Act") with a view to preventing him from acting in a manner prejudicial to the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community and against his detention the petitioner has preferred this Habeas Corpus application. The order of detention is dated 16-12-81 and the detenu was arrested on the following day at about 3 a.m. On 21-12-81 the petitioner was served with the grounds of detention which reads as under :

"You are the General Secretary of All Assam Karmachari Parishad (AAKP) and Convenor of Co-ordination Committee AAKP, and in that capacity you have been a party to the decisions of this organisation and to the implementation thereof.

1. On 13-6-81 you attended a meeting at the AAKP at B. Baruah College, Gauhati, which was also attended by S/Shri Tirtha Barkatoki, Krishna Baruah, Kamakhya Charan Choudhury and others, in which a decision was taken for full participation of the employees of Govt. and Semi Govt. Offices in the "Assam Bandh" on 15-6-81, for the observance of which a call was given by All Assam Students' Union (AASU), and All Assam Gana