(Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 11.11.2005 in Memo No.516/BDFGISV/2005 against the petitioner's husband David, Male, aged 25, Son of Samvel, who is confined at Central Prison, Chennai, set aside the same, direct the respondents to produce him before Court and set him at liberty.)

P. Sathasivam, J.

The petitioner herein challenges the detention order, dated 11.11.2005, detaining her husband by name David as ‘Goonda’ as contemplated under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982).

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Government Advocate for the respondents.

3. Mr.V.Parthiban, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that in view of the discrepancy in the Serial Numbers in the First Information Reports, in the absence of proper explanation, the impugned order passed by the second respondent is liable to be quashed