D. Murugesan, J.

The petitioner in H.C.P.No.1208 of 2007 is the wife of the detenu-A.Satish Kumar, who has been detained by the State Government in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 3(1)(i) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (Central Act 52 of 1974) by the detention order made in G.O.SR.I/530-5/2007 Public (SC) Department dated 17. 2007. Similarly, the petitioner in H.C.P.No.1209 of 2007 is the mother of the detenu-S.Ganesh, who has been detained by the State Government in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 3 (1)(i) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (Central Act 52 of 1974) by the detention order made in G.O.SR.I/530-6/2007 Public (SC) Department dated 17. 2007. As both the detenus have been detained in respect of the same transaction, the grounds of detention in respect of the detenu-A.Sathish Kumar are alone referred to in this order.

2. In the grounds of detention, it is alleged that on the basis of specific intelligence to the effect that M/s Nila Exporters had filed a shipping bill bearing no.000596 dated 25. 2007 in Inland Container