Chandrasekhara Aiyar, J.- The earlier of the two petitions has. been filed by one Ujagar Singh, under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, for a writ of habeas corpus and for an order of release from detention. The latter petition is a similar one by one Jagjit Singh. In both the petitions, the respondent is the State of Punjab. The orders of detention were made under the Preventive Detention Act IV of 1950. The petitions are not connected with each other, except that they raise the same grounds.

In Petition No. 149 of 1950, Ujagar Singh was originally arrested and detained under the East Punjab Public Safety Act on 29th September, 1948. He was released on 28th March, 1949, but on the same date, there was an internment order against him. On 29th September, 1949, he was re-arrested. On 2nd March 1950, an order of detention under the Preventive Detention Act, 1950, was served on him, and on 3rd April, 1950, he was served with the grounds of detention. dated 11th March, 1950. Both in September, 1949, and in March, 1950, the ground alleged was

“You tried to create public disorder amongst tenants in Una Tehsil by circulating and distributing objectionable literature issued