V. Dhanapalan, J.

1. The petitioner is the father of the detenu and the detenu has been branded as a "Goonda" as contemplated under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and detained under the order of the second respondent passed in Memo No.1661/BDFGISSV/2013 dated 19.11.2013.

2. The detenu came to adverse notice in the following cases:-

Sl.No. Police Station and Crime No. Sections of Law

1 H.6 Dr.R.K.Nagar Police Station, Crime No.1251/2013 341, 302 and 506 (ii) IPC

2 H.4 Korukkupettai Police Station Crime No.544/2013 341, 384 and 506 (ii) IPC

3 H.3 Tondiarpet Police Station Crime No.717/2013 341, 336, 427, 384, 392 and 397 IPC

The ground case alleged against the detenu is one registered on 11.10.2013 by the Inspector of Police, H.6 Dr.R.K.Nagar Police Station in Crime No.1252 of 2013 for the offence under Sections 341, 294(b), 353, 336, 427, 307 and 506(2) IPC. Aggrieved by the order of detention, the present petition has been filed.

3. Amidst several grounds raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner to attack the impugned order of detention, he has mainly focused his argument on the ground that the detaining authority failed to ask clarification from the sponsoring authority