The petitioner has come up with the above writ petition challenging an order passed by the Government, in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 3(2)(e) of the Foreigners Act, 1946, directing the petitioner to reside in the Special Camp for Foreigners at Chengalpet.

2. I have heard Mr.M.Sreedhar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.N.Srinivasan, learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondents.

3. The case of the petitioner is -

(i) that on 21.8.2010, he came to Chennai along with his wife and three children and stayed at a hotel;

(ii) that at about midnight, a team of plain clothes police officers entered into the hotel room and took the family to Coimbatore;

(iii) that several cases were foisted on him at the instance of the then Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore;

(iv) that the petitioner had lodged several complaints to various Authorities, including Home Department and the CBI and had also lodged private complaints against the said officer;

(v) that the petitioner secured bail in various cases, none of which was for any offence under the Foreigners Act or the Citizenship Act or the Extradition Act; and

(vi) that after his release on bail i