Rajagopalan, O.C.J. — On 28th September, 1957, the petitioner was taken into custody for preventive detention and he was served with an order passed by the Collector of Ramanathapuram District who was the Additional District Magistrate ex officio, under section 3 (2) of the Preventive Detention Act, IV of 1950 (hereinafter referred to as the Act). That order of detention was approved of by the Government of Madras on 5th October, 1957, under section 3 (3) of the Act. Meanwhile in compliance with the requirements of section 7 (1) of the Act, the grounds on which the order of detention was passed were set out in the memorandum, dated 28th September, 1957, and this was served on the petitioner on 30th September, 1957. On 17th October, 1957, the petitioner’s case was referred to the Advisory Board under section 9 of the Act, and when the petitioner submitted his written representations on 24th October, 1957, those papers also were forwarded to the Advisory Board. The petitioner exercised his right to be heard in person, and the Advisory Board heard him on 16th November, 1957. On 20th November, 1957, the Advisory Board reported its opinion to the Government which ran:

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