(Order of the Court was made by M.CHOCKALINGAM, J.)

This petition challenges an order of detention made by the second respondent on 11.7.2009 whereby the petitioner detenu Prabhu @ Mathi @ Mathivanan was ordered to be detained under Act 14/82 branding him as a Goonda.

2. The Court heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and looked into all the materials available including the order under challenge.

3. It is not in controversy that pursuant to the recommendation made that the petitioner is involved in four adverse cases namely (1) H1 Washermenpet PS Cr.No.359/2007 registered under Sec.384 r/w 34 IPC; (2) Kovai Sulur PS Cr.No.481/2008 under Sec.302 of IPC; (3) N2 Kasimedu PS Cr.No.182/2009 under Sec.379 IPC and (4) N2 Kasimedu PS Cr.No.183/2009 under Sec.379 IPC and also the ground case in Crime No.231/2009 registered by N1 Royapuram PS under Sections 341, 336, 427, 324, 307, 397 and 506(2) IPC for an occurrence that took place on 23.6.2009, and on scrutiny of the materials available, the detaining authority after recording its subjective satisfaction that the activities of the petitioner were prejudicial to the maintenance of public order has made the order under