(Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records of the first respondent in connection with the order of detention dated 8.4.2005 detaining Srinivasan, as a goonda under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 82 and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the body of the said detenu now lodged in the Central Prison, Chennai.)

P.D.Dinakaran, J.

Challenge is to the order of detention dated 8.4.2005 passed by the first respondent herein in exercise of the powers conferred under sub Section (1) of Section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act 1982, branding the detenu Srinivasan, brother in law of the petitioner herein, as a goonda, under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. According to the detaining authority, on 4.3.2005 at about 8.30 p.m. one Vijayachandran, who was working as Office Boy in M/s.V.K.S. Alloys Pvt.Ltd.Company, as usual, collected Rs.11,14,094.00 from M/s.Kanchi Steels at Sembudoss Street and put the said money into a cloth bag and